Synonyms of riveted

riveted

verb

past tense of rivet

as in focused

to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective

everyone riveted their eyes on the trick that the magician was performing on stage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• focused
• concentrated
• fastened
• centered
• trained
• pointed
• aimed
• nailed
• directed
• leveled
• attended
• set
• heeded
• obsessed (over)
• zeroed (in on)
• honed in (on)
• homed (in on)
• minded
• fixated (on)
• refocused

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of riveted

Maslany delivers the tough love from her character with deep conviction that keeps us riveted. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2026

Now, instead of being mostly riveted to Mahomes, defenses figured to be transfixed by what to expect. — Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026

Los Angeles filmmaker and artist Stanya Kahn stared, riveted, at her screen in the first hours after news of the killing emerged, and immediately began screen-grabbing results, knowing something important was happening. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

The back-and-forth is the latest twist in a corporate saga that has riveted Hollywood in recent months. — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026

Archaeologists found charcoal, animal bones (none of them chicken bones), Carhartt buttons dating back to the first half of the 20th century and a shovel head that appeared to have been re-riveted by hand multiple times before it was discarded. — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 13 Aug. 2026

The case riveted the public and spawned true crime documentaries, podcasts and books. — Dianne Gallagher, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

Eating disorders can carry what Scaringi calls a whiff of the salacious, and feeling riveted by someone’s changing body isn’t the same as caring about their well-being. — Angela Haupt, Time, 5 Aug. 2026

Carter had been weakened by the Iran hostage crisis, which had riveted the country for the previous year, but the Reagan campaign worried that if Carter secured a hostage release just before voters headed to the polls, the election would be his. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026