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| Main Entry: | engaging |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | charming |
| Synonyms: | agreeable, alluring, appealing, attractive, enchanting, entrancing, fascinating, fetching, glamorous, interesting, intriguing, inviting, likable, lovable, magnetic, pleasant, pleasing, prepossessing, siren, sweet, winning, winsome, bewitching, captivating, enticing, mesmeric |
| Antonyms: | boring, repulsive, tiresome, undesirable, unlikeable |
| Main Entry: | engage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hire for job, use |
| Synonyms: | appoint, bespeak, book, charter, commission, contract, employ, enlist, enroll, lease, place, put on, rent, reserve, retain, secure, take on, bring on board, come on board, ink, prearrange, sign on, sign up, truck with |
| Antonyms: | banish, discharge, dismiss, eject, expel, fire, oust, release, let go |
| Main Entry: | engage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | occupy oneself; engross |
| Synonyms: | absorb, allure, arrest, bewitch, busy, captivate, catch, charm, draw, embark on, employ, enamor, enchant, enter into, enthrall, fascinate, grip*, imbue, immerse, interest, involve, join, monopolize, partake, participate, pitch in, practice, soak, tackle*, tie up, undertake, give a try, give a whirl, go for broke, go in for, go out for, have a fling at, have a go at, have a shot at, keep busy, preengage, preoccupy, set about, take part, try on for size |
| Antonyms: | decline, refuse, reject, shun |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | engage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | promise to marry |
| Synonyms: | affiance, agree, betroth, bind, catch, commit, contract, covenant, give one's word, guarantee, hook, obligate, oblige, pass, pledge, tie, troth, turn on*, undertake, vouch, vow |
| Antonyms: | break off, break up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | engage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | start a fight; attack |
| Synonyms: | assail, assault, combat, encounter, face, launch, meet, strike, take on, do battle with, fall on, give battle to, join battle with |
| Antonyms: | surrender, yield, give up |
| Main Entry: | engage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | interconnect; bring into operation |
| Synonyms: | activate, apply, attach, dovetail, energize, fasten, interact, interlace, interlock, interplay, join, lock, mesh, get going, intermesh, switch on |
| Antonyms: | cancel, defuse, disconnect |
| Main Entry: | amiable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | friendly, agreeable |
| Synonyms: | affable, amicable, attractive, benign, breezy, charming, cheerful, complaisant, cool*, cordial, cozy, delightful, easy, engaging, friendly, genial, good-humored, good-natured, gracious, kind, kindly, lenient, lovable, mellow, mild, obliging, palsy-walsy*, pleasant, pleasing, princely*, responsive, right, righteous, sociable, swell*, tight*, warm, warmhearted, winning, buddy-buddy*, clubby, copacetic, downright neighborly, home cooking, pussycat, sweet-tempered |
| Notes: | amicable implies being well disposed; amiable is acting well disposed and amiable is commonly applied only to people - though sometimes it is used for occasions, while amicable is not applied to people at all but to human interactions and their outcomes; amiable first meant 'kind' or 'lovely, lovable' and amicable first applied to things and meant 'pleasant, benign' |
| Antonyms: | crabby, disagreeable, gloomy, hateful, irritable, mean, quarrelsome, rude, surly, testy, unfriendly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | amusing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | entertaining, funny |
| Synonyms: | agreeable, camp, charming, cheerful, cheering, comical, cut up*, delightful, droll, enchanting, engaging, enjoyable, entertaining, fun, gratifying, humorous, interesting, jocular, laughable, lively, merry, pleasant, pleasing, priceless, sidesplitting*, witty, boffo, campy, diverting, for grins, gladdening, gut-busting, jokey, joshing, screaming, too funny for words |
| Antonyms: | annoying, boring, tiring, unfunny |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | attractive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | appealing, drawing attention |
| Synonyms: | adorable, agreeable, alluring, beautiful, charming, comely, enchanting, engaging, fair, fascinating, fetching, glamorous, good-looking, gorgeous, handsome, interesting, inviting, lovely, magnetic, pleasant, pleasing, prepossessing, pretty, provocative, seductive, stunning, teasing, tempting, winning, winsome, beckoning, bewitching, captivating, enthralling, enticing, hunky, looker, luring, mesmeric, taking, tantalizing |
| Antonyms: | repellent, repulsive, ugly, unappealing, unattractive |
| Main Entry: | charming |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | captivating |
| Synonyms: | absorbing, alluring, amiable, appealing, attractive, charismatic, choice, cute, dainty, delectable, delicate, delightful, desirable, elegant, engaging, engrossing, entrancing, eye-catching, fascinating, fetching, glamorous, graceful, inviting, irresistible, likable, lovable, lovely, nice, pleasant, pleasing, provocative, rapturous, ravishing, seductive, sweet, tempting, winning, winsome, bewitching, electrifying, enamoring, enthralling, infatuating, magnetizing, seducing, tantalizing, titillating |
| Antonyms: | frightening, irritating, offensive, repellent, repulsive, terrifying, repulsing |
| Main Entry: | delightful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pleasant, charming |
| Synonyms: | adorable, agreeable, alluring, ambrosial, amusing, attractive, beautiful, cheery, clever, congenial, darling, delectable, delicious, enchanting, engaging, enjoyable, entertaining, fair, fascinating, gratifying, heavenly, ineffable, lovely, luscious, lush, pleasing, pleasurable, rapturous, ravishing, refreshing, satisfying, scrumptious, thrilling, yummy*, captivating |
| Antonyms: | bad, disappointing, horrible, unhappy, unpleasant, unamusing, unenjoyable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | entertaining |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | amusing, pleasing |
| Synonyms: | absorbing, affecting, charming, cheerful, cheering, clever, compelling, delightful, droll, enchanting, engaging, engrossing, enjoyable, entrancing, exciting, fascinating, fun, funny, gas*, gay, humorous, impressive, inspiring, interesting, lively, moving, piquant, pleasant, pleasurable, poignant, priceless, provocative, restorative, riot, rousing, scream, stimulating, stirring, striking, thrilling, witty, be a ball, captivating, diverting, enthralling, enticing, recreative, relaxing, side-splitting |
| Antonyms: | boring, dull, laborious, sad, tiring, unpleasant, unamusing, unfunny |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fascinating |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | interesting, spellbinding |
| Synonyms: | alluring, appealing, attractive, charming, compelling, delectable, delightful, enchanting, engaging, engrossing, glamorous, intriguing, irresistible, ravishing, riveting, seductive, siren, bewitching, captivating, enticing, gripping, seducing |
| Antonyms: | boring, repulsive, uninteresting |
| Main Entry: | interesting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | appealing, entertaining |
| Synonyms: | absorbing, affecting, alluring, amusing, attractive, beautiful, charismatic, compelling, curious, delightful, elegant, enchanting, engaging, engrossing, entrancing, exceptional, exotic, fascinating, fine, gracious, impressive, intriguing, inviting, lovely, magnetic, pleasing, pleasurable, prepossessing, provocative, readable, refreshing, riveting, stimulating, stirring, striking, suspicious, thought-provoking, unusual, winning, arresting, captivating, enthralling, gripping |
| Antonyms: | boring, dull, unexciting, unstimulating |
| Main Entry: | inviting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | alluring, captivating |
| Synonyms: | agreeable, appealing, attractive, charming, cordial, delightful, encouraging, engaging, fascinating, intriguing, magnetic, open, persuasive, pleasing, provocative, seductive, tempting, warm, winning, winsome, beguiling, bewitching, enticing, mouthwatering, welcoming |
| Antonyms: | disgusting, uninviting, disenchanting |
| Main Entry: | likable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nice, pleasant |
| Synonyms: | agreeable, amiable, appealing, attractive, charismatic, charming, engaging, enjoyable, friendly, genial, good, good-natured, pleasing, preferable, sweet, sympathetic, winning, winsome, likeable, relishable, sweet-natured |
| Antonyms: | bad, disagreeable, hateful, mean, unpleasant, unlikable, unlikeable |
| Main Entry: | lovable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very likable; endearing |
| Synonyms: | adorable, agreeable, alluring, amiable, angelic, appealing, attractive, charming, cuddly, delightful, desirable, enchanting, engaging, entrancing, fascinating, fetching, friendly, genial, lovely, pleasing, ravishing, seductive, sweet, winning, winsome, bewitching, captivating, enthralling, lovesome |
| Antonyms: | hateful, hateable, unendearing |
| Main Entry: | lovely |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beautiful, charming; agreeable |
| Synonyms: | admirable, adorable, alluring, amiable, attractive, comely, dainty, delectable, delicate, delicious, delightful, enchanting, engaging, enjoyable, exquisite, fair, good-looking, gorgeous, graceful, gratifying, handsome, knockout, nice, picture, pleasant, pleasing, pretty, rare, scrumptious, splendid, stunning, sweet, winning, beauteous, bewitching, captivating, lovesome, pulchritudinous |
| Antonyms: | awful, disagreeable, drab, homely, ugly, unsightly, unlovely |
| Main Entry: | pleasant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | acceptable; friendly |
| Synonyms: | affable, agreeable, amiable, amusing, bland, charming, cheerful, civil, civilized, congenial, convivial, cool*, cordial, delectable, delightful, diplomatic, enchanting, engaging, enjoyable, fine, fun, genial, good-humored, gracious, gratifying, homey, jolly, jovial, kindly, likable, lovely, mild, nice, obliging, pleasing, pleasurable, polite, refreshing, satisfying, social, soft, sweet, sympathetic, urbane, welcome, copacetic, fine and dandy, mild-mannered |
| Antonyms: | bothersome, disagreeable, hateful, nasty, unacceptable, unfriendly, unhappy, unpleasant, worrisome, troubling |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pleasing/pleasurable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | welcome, nice |
| Synonyms: | agreeable, amiable, amusing, charming, congenial, delightful, enchanting, engaging, enjoyable, entertaining, favorable, good, grateful, gratifying, likable, luscious, musical, palatable, pleasant, polite, satisfactory, satisfying, savory, suitable, sweet, winning |
| Antonyms: | bad, disagreeable, dismal, grim, hurtful, troublesome, unpleasant, unwelcome, displeasing, upsetting |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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