riveting

Examples

• All

• The story of Miss H. was as riveting as it was appalling.

  Fiction book (1997)

• This is really riveting and new technology.

  iJustine

• Yeah, Watch, I expected some riveting content down here.

• George, a riveting experience to say the least.

• You know, this is exciting, riveting conversation.

• I mean, it was just riveting and, you know, beautiful.

  ReasonTV

• This is gonna be riveting to watch.

  30 Nights of Paranormal Activity With the Devil Inside the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2013)

• There was just something so riveting about him.

  Sole Survivor (1984)

• So stay tuned for that really riveting content coming up soon.

  iJustine

• The movie was beautiful, riveting, and unlike anything that PTA has ever attempted before.

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Synonyms

I

interesting

vsriveting

∞ 1.0

Attracting attention because it is new, exciting, or makes you think

is more intense and holds attention more completely and immediately

E

exciting

vsriveting

∞ 1.0

Making people feel very interested and eager

keeps attention more steadily rather than only causing excitement

F

fascinating

vsriveting

577 2.0

Very interesting in a way that keeps your attention

is stronger, adding a sense of excitement that grips attention

C

compelling

vsriveting

298 5.1

So strong, interesting, and convincing that people cannot ignore it

is more about holding attention through exciting content rather than force

T

thrilling

vsriveting

102 3.6

Making you feel very excited, like on a fast roller coaster

holds attention too but is more focused on strong excitement feeling

C

captivating

vsriveting

14 4.2

Holding people's attention because it is pleasant and interesting

is more intense and usually creates a fuller, immediate hold

H

hypnotic

vsriveting

14 6.1

Keeping your attention so you cannot look away

is equally attention holding but usually with clearer excitement

E

engrossing

vsriveting

8 5.1

So interesting that it holds your full attention

is about total attention but also includes strong excitement

I

intriguing

vsriveting

7 2.7

Making you want to know more because it seems strange or mysterious

commands attention more fully rather than merely creating curiosity

E

enthralling

vsriveting

7 5.8

Very interesting in a way that keeps your attention

matches full engagement but also highlights thrilling excitement

G

gripping

vsriveting

5 3.8

Very exciting and hard to stop watching or reading

is similar but often stresses a sharper emotional pull

S

spellbinding

vsriveting

4 5.8

Makes you watch and listen because it feels like magic

keeps focus too but without implying a magical or spelllike quality

E

entrancing

vsriveting

1 5.8

So beautiful or interesting that it holds your full attention

keeps attention too but more through excitement than beauty

A

absorbing

vsriveting

3.9

Very interesting and keeps your full attention

is comparable but often adds notable excitement to the absorption

H

hypnotizing

vsriveting

4.7

Holding your attention so you cannot stop looking or thinking

is similar but often feels more openly exciting than hypnotic

G

grippy

vsriveting

• UK

7.0

Exciting in a way that keeps you wanting to know more

is similar but tends to be used more broadly for intense interest

A

arresting

vsriveting

6.1

Attracting and holding people's attention because it is unusual or impressive

is less about visual strike and more about continuous excitement

Antonyms

B

boring

721 1.0

Not interesting and making you feel tired or impatient

U

uninteresting

20 1.4

Not exciting and likely to make people bored

Compounds

R

riveting machine

• Specialized

6.6

A machine that puts metal pins through parts to hold them together

How Interesting

spellbinding

4 5.8

riveting

19 5.6

absorbing

3.9

engaging

12 3.5

interesting

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology