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riveted

[riv-i-tid] / ˈrɪv ɪ tɪd /
ADJECTIVE
engrossed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absorbed captivated consumed engaged enthralled submerged
STRONG
bugged busy fascinated gone gripped hooked immersed intrigued lost monopolized occupied
WEAK
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
STRONG
existing idle inactive
WEAK
bored disenthralled disinterested ignoring inattentive oblivious uncaring uninterested unoccupied
ADJECTIVE
firm
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fast robust solid steady strong sturdy substantial tenacious tight unshakable
STRONG
anchored bolted braced cemented closed embedded fastened fixed immovable mounted nailed petrified rooted screwed secure secured set settled soldered sound spiked tightened welded
WEAK
durable immobile motionless stationary taut unfluctuating
Antonyms
STRONGEST
broken infirm intermittent loose slack soft unattached unfixed unhealthy unstable untrustworthy weak wobbly
STRONG
indefinite movable moving undecided
WEAK
alterable changeable flexible irresolute supple unsettled wavering yielding
ADJECTIVE
immobile
Synonyms
STRONGEST
immovable stagnant static stationary
WEAK
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
STRONGEST
mobile moving unfixed
WEAK
movable
ADJECTIVE
intent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
decided hell-bent preoccupied resolved
STRONG
alert attending bent bound deep eager earnest firm set steady watching
WEAK
absorbed attentive committed concentrated concentrating decisive engaged engrossed enthusiastic fixed immersed industrious intense minding occupied piercing rapt settled steadfast watchful wrapped-up
Antonyms
STRONG
flexible indefinite soft trivial unconcerned undecided unenthusiastic unfixed unstable weak
WEAK
distracted irresolute

Example Sentences

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“I find myself staring across the studio, for forty-three years now: her focus, always, in the moment, riveted upon her students.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

Hunkered down in a dark room, Max Carozza watched riveted as President Trump gave a speech on the U.S. economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

Their small faces are riveted as he passes around a leaf from a California bay laurel tree.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

"These bits here are the most impacted by rust," Petr told me, pointing at a nest of riveted joints and beams.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

A lot of eyes are on me, but my eyes are riveted to a section of brick wall above the double doors.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman