| Main Entry: | involve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | draw in; include |
Synonyms: |
absorb, affect, argue, associate, bind, catch, commit, complicate, comprehend, comprise, compromise, concern, connect, contain, cover, denote, embrace, embroil, engage, engross, enmesh, entail, entangle, grip, hold, hook, implicate, imply, incorporate, incriminate, inculpate, link, mean, mire, mix up, necessitate, number, point to, preoccupy, presuppose, prove, relate, require, rivet, rope in, snarl up, suggest, take in, tangle, touch, wrap up in |
Antonyms: |
exclude, free, remove |
| Main Entry: | involved |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | complicated |
Synonyms: |
Byzantine, Gordian, complex, confusing, convoluted, difficult, elaborate, high-tech, intricate, knotty, labyrinthine, mazy, muddled, ramified, sophisticated, tangled, tortuous, winding |
Antonyms: |
easy, simple, uncomplicated |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | absorb |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | occupy complete attention |
Synonyms: |
captivate, concern, consume, employ, engage, engross, fascinate, fill, hold, immerse, involve, monopolize, obsess, preoccupy, rivet |
Antonyms: |
distract |
| Main Entry: | absorbed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | being completely occupied mentally |
Synonyms: |
captivated, consumed, deep in thought, engaged, engrossed, fascinated, fixed, gone*, head over heels, held, immersed, intent, involved, lost, preoccupied, rapt, really into, up to here, wrapped up |
Antonyms: |
bored, disinterested, distracted, indifferent, uninterested |
| Main Entry: | abstruse |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | difficult to understand |
Synonyms: |
Greek to me, abstract, clear as dishwater, complex, complicated, deep, enigmatic, esoteric, heavy*, hidden, incomprehensible, intricate, involved, muddy, obscure, perplexing, profound, puzzling, recondite, subtle, unfathomable, vague |
Antonyms: |
clear, concrete, easy, lucid, obvious, plain, simple |
| Main Entry: | affect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | influence, affect emotionally |
Synonyms: |
act on, alter, change, disturb, impinge, impress, induce, influence, inspire, interest, involve, modify, move, overcome, perturb, prevail, regard, relate, stir, sway, touch, transform, upset |
| Notes: | as a noun, affect means 'a feeling or emotion,' whereas effect means 'the result or consequence of some action or process'; as a verb, to affect means 'to exert an influence upon,' and implies the action of a stimulus that can produce a response or reaction, whereas to effect means 'to bring about as a result' effect is a noun referring to a thing, but if you mean an action, that is affect; if you want the verb meaning 'achieve, bring about,' that is effect |
| Main Entry: | apply |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be appropriate, relevant |
Synonyms: |
affect, allude, appertain, be applicable, be pertinent, bear upon, concern, connect, fit, involve, pertain, refer, regard, relate, suit, touch |
| Main Entry: | bear on/bear upon |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | concern |
Synonyms: |
affect, appertain to, apply, belong to, involve, pertain to, refer to, relate to, touch upon |
| Main Entry: | call for |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | demand; entail |
Synonyms: |
ask for, inquire, involve, lack, necessitate, need, occasion, request, require, suggest, want |