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Synonyms for entertained

  • adjective

Most common

amused diverted

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Adjective

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Enjoying to having enjoyed entertainments; amused.

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Entertained, Divert, Amused or Diverted?

To divert is to turn from serious thoughts or laborious pursuits to something that lightly and agreeably occupies the mind; one may be entertained or amused who has nothing serious or laborious from which to be diverted.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • amused He amused the children by showing them some magic.
  • diverted Go on with your story; I'm vastly diverted by it!

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
entertainedsteady
amusedrising
divertedfalling

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

By length

6 letters
amused2
8 letters
diverted3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (amused2 = 2 syllables).