interested

[in-ter-uh-stid, -truh-stid, -tuh-res-tid] / ˈɪn tər ə stɪd, -trə stɪd, -təˌrɛs tɪd /

ADJECTIVE

concerned, curious

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absorbed attentive engrossed excited implicated involved keen obsessed responsive sympathetic

STRONG

affected attracted awakened biased caught drawn enticed fascinated fired gone hooked impressed inspired inspirited lured moved occupied open predisposed prejudiced roused sold stimulated stirred struck taken touched

WEAK

eat, sleep, and breathe intent into on the case partial partisan

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bored disinterested ignorant inattentive indifferent uncaring unconcerned unenthusiastic uninterested

STRONG

OK fair impartial unbiased unmoved

WEAK

apathetic incurious

Example Sentences

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The Pentagon is interested in enlisting the companies as the wars in Ukraine and Iran deplete stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Liu noted that she has long been interested in designing safer and more efficient crowded spaces.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

People have wondered if he had stayed on, whether he could have stopped the relationship between Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal from going south, and I would have been interested to know what he thought.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Mackaill, who founded Scotland's first space medicine society in 2016, became interested in space medicine while studying at university.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

People bought what celebrities bought; they became interested in what celebrities found interesting.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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