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Synonyms for diverting

Most common

entertaining amusing

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Amusing — amusing, distracting

amusing, entertaining, funny, droll, witty, amusive dated

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Amusing, distracting.

Example sentences

  • entertaining I think a movie is more entertaining than any book.
  • amusing Tom told me that he thought that Mary was amusing.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
divertingfalling
entertainingrising
amusingsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
funny2, witty2, droll1
7 letters
amusing3, amusive
12 letters
entertaining4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (funny2 = 2 syllables).