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| Main Entry: | interested |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | concerned, curious |
| Synonyms: | absorbed, affected, attentive, biased, caught, drawn, engrossed, excited, fascinated, fired*, gone*, hooked*, implicated, impressed, inspired, intent, into*, involved, keen, moved, obsessed, occupied, open, partial, partisan, predisposed, prejudiced, responsive, sold, stimulated, struck, sympathetic, taken, touched, attracted, awakened, eat sleep and breathe, enticed, inspirited, lured, on the case, roused, stirred |
| Antonyms: | apathetic, disinterested, unconcerned, incurious |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | interest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold the attention of |
| Synonyms: | affect, amuse, appeal, arouse, attract, concern, divert, engage, engross, entertain, enthrall, excite, fascinate, grab, hook, intrigue, involve, lure, move, perk up, pique, please, pull, snare, tantalize, tempt, titillate, touch, turn on, appeal to, be interesting to, sit up |
| Antonyms: | bore, bother, disenchant, disinterest |
| Main Entry: | inquiring |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | wondering, curious |
| Synonyms: | analytical, doubtful, inquisitive, interested, interrogative, nosy, prying, questioning, quizzical, searching, speculative, studious, Socratic, catechistic, examining, fact-finding, heuristic, investigative, investigatory, outward-looking, probing |
| Antonyms: | disinterested, incurious, unskeptical |
| Main Entry: | inquisitive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | curious |
| Synonyms: | analytical, forward, impertinent, inquiring, interested, intrusive, meddlesome, meddling, nosy, personal, presumptuous, prying, questioning, searching, speculative, big-eyed, challenging, inquisitorial, investigative, peering, poking, probing, scrutinizing, sifting, snooping |
| Antonyms: | indifferent, unconcerned, uninterested, incurious |
| Main Entry: | nosy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | curious; prying |
| Synonyms: | inquisitive, interested, intrusive, meddlesome, personal, searching, eavesdropping, inquisitorial, inquisitory, interfering, intermeddling, snooping, snoopy |
| Antonyms: | indifferent, uncaring, unconcerned, uninterested |
| Main Entry: | observant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | alert, watchful |
| Synonyms: | advertent, alive, attentive, bright, clear-sighted, comprehending, considering, contemplating, correct, deducing, detecting, discerning, discovering, discriminating, eager, eagle-eyed*, heedful, intelligent, intentive, interested, keen, mindful, not missing a trick, obedient, observative, on one's toes, on the ball*, penetrating, perceptive, questioning, quick, regardful, searching, sensitive, sharp, sharp-eyed, surveying, understanding, vigilant, wide-awake* |
| Antonyms: | careless, inattentive, indifferent, thoughtless, unaware, unmindful, unobservant, unwatchful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | open-minded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | receptive |
| Synonyms: | approachable, broad-minded, impartial, interested, observant, perceptive, persuadable, tolerant, unbiased, understanding, acceptant, acceptive, open to suggestions, swayable |
| Main Entry: | receptive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | open to new ideas |
| Synonyms: | accessible, alert, amenable, approachable, bright, favorable, friendly, hospitable, interested, observant, open, open-minded, perceptive, persuadable, pushover*, ready, recipient, responsive, sensitive, susceptible, sympathetic, acceptant, acceptive, influenceable, open to suggestions, quick on the uptake, suggestible, swayable, welcoming, well-disposed |
| Antonyms: | unfriendly, unreceptive |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | intrigued |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | attracted |
| Synonyms: | absorbed, charmed, entertained, fascinated, interested, captivated |
| Main Entry: | listening |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hearing |
| Synonyms: | attentive, interested, receiving, accepting, attending, concentrating, hearkening, heeding, paying attention |
| Antonyms: | inattentive, indifferent |
| Main Entry: | attentive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | concentrating |
| Synonyms: | alert, all ears, awake, aware, conscientious, enrapt, enthralled, fascinated, glued, hanging on every word, heedful, hooked, immersed, intent, interested, listening, mindful, observant, on one's toes, on the ball*, on the job, on the lookout, on the qui vive, preoccupied, regardful, studious, vigilant, watchful |
| Antonyms: | disregarding, heedless, ignorant, inattentive, inconsiderate, neglectful, neglecting |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | curious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | desiring knowledge, understanding |
| Synonyms: | analytical, impertinent, inquiring, inquisitive, interested, intrusive, meddlesome, meddling, nosy, prurient, prying, puzzled, questioning, searching, disquisitive, examining, inspecting, interfering, investigative, peeping, peering, scrutinizing, snoopy, tampering |
| Antonyms: | disinterested, indifferent, uninterested, incurious |
| Main Entry: | game |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brave, willing |
| Synonyms: | bold, courageous, dauntless, desirous, disposed, dogged, eager, fearless, gallant, hardy, heroic, inclined, interested, intrepid, nervy*, persevering, persistent, plucky*, prepared, ready, resolute, spirited, spunky, unafraid, unflinching, valiant, valorous, up for |
| Antonyms: | afraid, cautious, cowardly, disinclined, fearful, unprepared, unwilling, unready |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | keen |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | enthusiastic |
| Synonyms: | agog, alert, animate, animated, anxious, ardent, avid, breathless, devoted, eager, earnest, ebullient, fervent, fervid, fierce, gung ho*, impassioned, impatient, intense, intent, interested, lively, spirited, sprightly, thirsty, vehement, vivacious, warm, zealous, appetent, athirst, dying to, fond of, perfervid |
| Antonyms: | reluctant, unenthusiastic, uninterested |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | liberal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | progressive |
| Synonyms: | advanced, avant-garde, broad, broad-minded, catholic, enlightened, flexible, free, general, high-minded, humanitarian, indulgent, intelligent, interested, left, lenient, loose, magnanimous, permissive, radical, rational, reasonable, receiving, receptive, tolerant, unbiased, unconventional, understanding, unorthodox, unprejudiced, humanistic, latitudinarian, libertarian, reformist, unbigoted |
| Antonyms: | conservative, narrow, narrow-minded |
| Main Entry: | sympathetic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | concerned, feeling |
| Synonyms: | affectionate, benign, compassionate, considerate, interested, kind, kindhearted, kindly, loving, responsive, sensitive, soft, softhearted, tender, thoughtful, understanding, vicarious, warm, warmhearted, all heart, appreciating, benignant, caring, commiserating, comprehending, condoling, having heart in right place, pitying, supportive, sympathizing |
| Antonyms: | callous, merciless, uncaring, unconcerned, unfeeling, unsympathetic |
| Main Entry: | concerned |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | involved with |
| Synonyms: | active, affected, attentive, implicated, interested, solicitous, caring, down with, in on, mixed up, privy to |
| Antonyms: | disinterested, inattentive, uncaring, unconcerned, uninvolved |
| Main Entry: | engaged |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | operating; busy |
| Synonyms: | absorbed, committed, deep, doing, employed, engrossed, immersed, intent, interested, involved, occupied, performing, preoccupied, pursuing, rapt, signed, unavailable, working, at work, connected with, dealing in, in place, in use, practicing, tied up, wrapped up |
| Antonyms: | disengaged, inoperable, not working |
| Main Entry: | intoxicated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extremely happy |
| Synonyms: | absorbed, affected, beside oneself, concerned, delirious, dizzy, drunk, ecstatic, elated, excited, exhilarated, high*, infatuated, interested, moved, sent, stimulated, captivated, enraptured, euphoric, galvanized, piqued, quickened, turned-on |
| Antonyms: | sad, unhappy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | involved |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | implicated in action |
| Synonyms: | affected, caught, concerned, eat sleep and breathe, embarrassed, embroiled, enmeshed, entangled, hooked, immersed in, incriminated, interested, into, knee-deep in, mixed up in, mixed up with, occupied, participating, taking part in, tangled, up to here in, up to one's neck in |
| Antonyms: | blameless, exonerated |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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