intriguing

ADJECTIVE

interesting

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absorbing alluring appealing beguiling captivating compelling curious enthralling exciting fascinating gripping provocative puzzling riveting stimulating stirring thought-provoking

STRONG

arousing enchanting

WEAK

attractive

Antonyms

STRONGEST

boring unexciting unstimulating

Example Sentences

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It promises to be an intriguing battle of the number 10s.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2026

Any object found there would immediately become an intriguing candidate for further investigation.

From Science Daily • Jul. 10, 2026

This lends an intriguing additional layer to Iago’s festering, consuming hatred: Even his own wife is a potential rival, in addition to, he believes, having slept with Othello.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 9, 2026

Most intriguing: A Krispy Kreme truck was spied pulling up to the arena.

From Salon • Jul. 2, 2026

Whether a wing’d and feather’d Cicero might someday hatch from an egg was an intriguing question.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

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