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

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In contrast, Hossein Vafaei and Wu Yize are level at 4-4 after an entertaining start to their best-of-25 encounter.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

It’s made for a lot of people to be here and for entertaining, and we use it well.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

Watching caricatures of men on TV can be entertaining, but it doesn’t reflect reality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Daniel’s description of player traits are digestible and entertaining, whether it’s his own phraseology or the language he learned after more than two decades in the business.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

I was nearly unconscious, and all I could hear was the nonstop jabber of Samir entertaining the men around him.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

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