Definitions

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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Last summer he riveted the internet with eccentric scenes of martial arts training with Shaolin monks in China, his head shaved in solidarity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Cummins was in the moment, time suspended, her focus riveted on her students.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

"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

Let’s replace Broadway with a bunch of rinks—and ask Stanley Cup hockey teams to send us all into the riveted rapture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2025

He had to get to the roof; he struggled upward, then fell flat, in deep soft snow, his eyes riveted upon a white man across the street upon another roof.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

riveted

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