entertaining

[en-ter-tey-ning] / ˌɛn tərˈteɪ nɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

amusing, pleasing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absorbing affecting captivating charming compelling delightful diverting engaging engrossing enjoyable enticing exciting fascinating fun funny humorous impressive inspiring interesting lively moving pleasant poignant provocative stimulating thrilling

STRONG

cheering enchanting enthralling entrancing gas relaxing riot rousing scream stirring striking

WEAK

be a ball cheerful clever droll gay piquant pleasurable priceless recreative restorative side-splitting witty

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bad boring depressing disagreeable dramatic dull repellent repulsive sad serious tragic unaffecting unamusing unenjoyable unexciting unfunny unhappy uninteresting unpleasant unstimulating

WEAK

laborious tiring

Example Sentences

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For these reasons, they are, like the arch-villains of “Batman,” the most entertaining characters in their stories.

From Los Angeles Times

The New York Times is always entertaining when it grapples, or fails to grapple, with climate change, the scale of which simply eludes it.

From The Wall Street Journal

There is also a second lounge space, which doubles as an entertaining center, and it comes with a cozy fireplace, a foosball table, and access to the patio.

From MarketWatch

Not since Dr. F and his creature shuffled along to “Puttin’ on the Ritz” in “Young Frankenstein” have a physician and a monster made such an entertaining pair.

From The Wall Street Journal

The consequences, she says, tend to be cumulative rather than entertaining.

From BBC

entertaining

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