engaging
- adjective
- /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒɪŋ/
- Today's standards call for creative, strategic, and engaging ways to navigate our ever-changing literacy landscapes.
- more engaging
- highly engaging
- most engaging
But those characters were so charming, so fun, so engaging that politics didn't matter.
- But those characters were so charming, so fun, so engaging that politics didn't matter.
- How can I create engaging Instagram and Facebook posts?
- We look forward to an insightful and engaging conversation.
- The key is the content has to be interesting, engaging, worth watching.
- Noah was funny and engaging and charming.
- And so it was engaging as as that format.
- And the writing was really engaging it.
- Why not live the best, happiest, most flourishing, most successful, most engaging life that I can possibly live?
- She's very engaging person, which is what kept us alive actually.
- And so characters too should be, you know, as engaging as possible and as fired up as possible.
Examples
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The type of work entailed in these projects is often more engaging for students.
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It's a very easy read, very engaging, almost narrative about this phenomenon.
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Yeah, a very engaging book.
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Students expected to have learning experiences that were both engaging and relevant and that allowed for personal growth and improvement.
Academic text (2010) -
The Duke was a funny, engaging, warm and loving man.
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We look forward to an insightful and engaging conversation.
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Lessons such as these can be engaging and exciting while developing problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
Academic text (2011) -
Chibnik's book is an engaging, detailed, and delightfully illustrated document of this process.
Academic text (2004) -
Such benefits may include a more engaging learning environment enriched by digital devices with multisensory and multimedia capacities.
Academic text (2015) -
The speaker's engaging storytelling captivated the entire audience.
Synonyms
Making people feel very interested and eager
Pleasing to look at or enjoy and making people interested
Very interesting in a way that keeps your attention
Pleasant and attractive in a way that people like
Makes watching or listening enjoyable
Makes people like it, for example a friendly smile or a new idea
Having a lot of energy and enthusiasm
Giving a pleasant feeling of enjoyment or satisfaction
Attractive and likely to make you want something
Very attractive in a way that makes people feel interested or want it
Holding people's attention because it is pleasant and interesting
Making you want to know more because it seems strange or mysterious
Very interesting in a way that keeps your attention
Attractive in a way that makes people notice it
A lively, slightly surprising quality that makes comments or people interesting
To make someone feel more awake and interested
Antonyms
How Engaging
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Engaging comes from the verb engage, which is made of the old parts en- 'in' and gage 'pledge' and used to mean to 'bind' someone with a promise. So, if something is engaging it 'binds' or holds your attention — it is charming and hard to look away from.