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Synonyms for intriguing

  • adjective

Most common

interesting fascinating attractive

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Interesting

interesting, fascinating, attractive

Other

provocative, challenging, scheming, designing, pondersome

Antonyms

boring, dull, tedious

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Causing a desire to know more; mysterious.

Example sentences

  • interesting Did you meet many interesting people at the party?
  • attractive The position carries with it an attractive salary.
  • fascinating It was a fascinating story, and he told it well.
  • challenging Is Egypt challenging Algeria's regional interests?
  • provocative Layla posted some provocative pictures on Instagram.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
intriguingrising
interestingsteady
attractivesteady
fascinatingrising
challengingrising
provocativesteady

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

By length

8 letters
scheming2
9 letters
designing3
10 letters
attractive3, pondersome
11 letters
interesting3, challenging3, fascinating4, provocative4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (scheming2 = 2 syllables).