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past participle of rivet.
past tense form of rivet.

Definitions

riveted

[riv-i-tid] / ˈrɪv ɪ tɪd /

ADJECTIVE

engrossed

Synonyms

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absorbed captivated consumed engaged enthralled submerged

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bugged busy fascinated gone gripped hooked immersed intrigued lost monopolized occupied

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all wound up assiduous caught up caught up in deep diligent fiend for head over heels heavily into hung up industrious intent into rapt really into sedulous taken up with tied-up turned on up to here in wrapped-up

Antonyms

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existing idle inactive

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bored disenthralled disinterested ignoring inattentive oblivious uncaring uninterested unoccupied

ADJECTIVE

firm

Synonyms

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fast robust solid steady strong sturdy substantial tenacious tight unshakable

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anchored bolted braced cemented closed embedded fastened fixed immovable mounted nailed petrified rooted screwed secure secured set settled soldered sound spiked tightened welded

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durable immobile motionless stationary taut unfluctuating

Antonyms

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broken infirm intermittent loose slack soft unattached unfixed unhealthy unstable untrustworthy weak wobbly

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indefinite movable moving undecided

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alterable changeable flexible irresolute supple unsettled wavering yielding

ADJECTIVE

immobile

Synonyms

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immovable stagnant static stationary

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anchored at a standstill at rest frozen immobilized immotile nailed nailed down pat quiescent rigid rooted stable steadfast stiff still stock-still stolid unmovable unmoving

Antonyms

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mobile moving unfixed

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movable

ADJECTIVE

intent

Synonyms

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decided hell-bent preoccupied resolved

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alert attending bent bound deep eager earnest firm set steady watching

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absorbed attentive committed concentrated concentrating decisive engaged engrossed enthusiastic fixed immersed industrious intense minding occupied piercing rapt settled steadfast watchful wrapped-up

Antonyms

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flexible indefinite soft trivial unconcerned undecided unenthusiastic unfixed unstable weak

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distracted irresolute

Example Sentences

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The groom, 32, is a founder and the chief executive of Riveted Labs, a New York-based start-up focused on developing ways to lessen digital device distraction.

From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2018

Riveted citizens in each place knew the Friday nights of these two forces running loose, even if they didn’t imagine just how far they might run.

From Washington Post • Oct. 27, 2017

Her exhibition, "Riveted," is on view in Texas at UT Austin's Visual Arts Center through Saturday, at the Art Building, 23rd and Trinity Streets, Austin, utvac.org.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2014

Riveted resignation is not a healthy mental state.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 30, 2014

Riveted to his chair, he remained in despair until eventide.

From Theresa Raquin by Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred

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