to intrigue

Examples

• All

• So find something that intrigues you, then engage with it.

  Tom Bilyeu

• As a student at Grinnell and Berkeley, he grew intrigued by the chemistry of living things.

• - It's starting to intrigue me.

  Unbreakable (2000)

• And so I was, you know, intrigued to be asking.

  Stanford

• And, and so I, I was intrigued, but nothing really came of that.

  Stanford

• But I was always intrigued by just people like that.

  STEPHANIE TOMS

• Their students were intrigued by the study of a civilization of people who looked like them.

  Academic text (2013)

• One learning commons space that intrigued me was Chelmsford High Library in Massachusetts.

  Academic text (2013)

• The questions of the origin and age of Buffalo Beats have intrigued botanists for years.

  Academic text (1991)

• The documentary about ancient Egypt really intrigued me with its fascinating details.

Synonyms

A

to attract

vsto intrigue

936 1.9

Make people notice or want something

is narrower, specifically aiming to arouse curiosity and fascination

I

to interest

vsto intrigue

189 1.0

To make someone want to know more about something

aims for stronger fascination rather than only drawing initial notice

F

to fascinate

vsto intrigue

51 3.4

To attract and hold someone's strong interest or attention

is milder, often starting interest rather than holding it intensely

C

to captivate

vsto intrigue

28 4.2

To attract and hold someone's full attention

is more about arousing initial curiosity than full enchantment

E

to enchant

vsto intrigue

25 4.8

To make someone feel very pleased and amazed as if by magic

focuses more on arousing intellectual curiosity than enchanting delight

P

to pique

vsto intrigue

24 4.7

To make someone want to know more

is stronger, creating deeper fascination beyond the first curiosity

M

to mesmerize

vsto intrigue

• US

6 6.4

To hold someone's full attention as if by magic

is about prompting curiosity and interest rather than hypnotic hold

E

to enthrall

vsto intrigue

5 6.8

To hold someone's full attention by being very interesting

tends to be less overpowering, focusing on arousing interest first

A

to arouse interest

vsto intrigue

2 3.8

To make someone feel curious about something and want to know more

adds a stronger element of fascination rather than mere attention

A

to arouse curiosity

vsto intrigue

1 3.4

To make someone want to know more

goes further to create lasting fascination, not just a spark of curiosity

E

to enthral

vsto intrigue

• US

1 7.2

Hold someone's attention completely and make them feel very interested

starts with stirring curiosity rather than immediately fixing total attention

Antonyms

B

to bore

64 1.4

To make someone feel tired or not interested by being dull when you speak

How Interesting

to fascinate

51 3.4

to captivate

28 4.2

to enchant

25 4.8

to intrigue

142 5.1

to interest

189 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology