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WORDS RELATED TO INTRIGUING
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intriguing
If you describe something as intriguing, you mean that it is interesting or strange. adj usu ADJ n
(=fascinating)
This intriguing book is both thoughtful and informative.
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intriguingly adv ADV adj, ADV with v
…the intriguingly-named newspaper Le Canard Enchainé (The Chained Duck).
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intriguing
Synonyms:
adroit, artful, crafty, cunning, deceitful, designing, diplomatic, foxy, insincere, knowing, maneuvering, sharp, shrewd, sly, subtle, tricky, wilyAntonyms:
aboveboard, artless, candid, fair, frank, guileless, honest, impartial, ingenuous, innocent, naive, open, simple, sincere, straightforward, transparent, truthful, unbiased, unprejudiced, unreserved, unsophisticated
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intriguingadjective
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cunning, crafty, artful, sly, wily, astute, subtle, insidious, designing, arch, deceitful, trickish, TRICKY, crooked, diplomatic, politic, foxy, snaky, machiavelian
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Jennifer Burt:
One of the most intriguing results of the last two decades of exoplanet science is that, thus far, none of the new planetary systems we’ve discovered look anything like our own solar system, this new planet we’ve discovered is still weird — but it’s one step closer to being somewhat like our neighborhood planets.
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Laurie Ryan:
It’s intriguing, but it doesn’t tell us a lot yet at this point.
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Paul Chambers:
For a number of years, people have been speculating whether the elements involved in the insurgency in the south will be hitting other targets beyond the southern provinces, but we’ve never seen that happen. And it would be intriguing, if indeed there is any link, why this would happen now. almost all of the insurgent groups have been involved in a dialogue with the military government, so it’s illogical for Paul Chambers to want to have a bomb.
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Ronnie Fass:
It has been established in the literature that males and females have the same risk of having GERD . . . As a result, this is very intriguing.
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Patrick McGovern:
The proposal that the cannabis was heated to release psychoactive compounds, rather than for its aroma as an incense (provided by the frankincense, in any case), is an intriguing proposition.
Translations for intriguing
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- مثيرة للاهتمامArabic
- интригуващBulgarian
- intrigantCatalan, Valencian
- interessant, fesselnd, faszinierendGerman
- ενδιαφέρουσαGreek
- curioso, fascinante, intriganteSpanish
- kiehtova, kiintoisa, mielenkiintoinenFinnish
- intrigant, fascinantFrench
- érdekfeszítő, érdekesHungarian
- membuat penasaranIndonesian
- intriganteItalian
- 興味をそそりますJapanese
- intrigerendDutch
- ForlokkendeNorwegian
- intrigantePortuguese
- занимательный, захватывающий, увлекательный, интригующий, пленительныйRussian
- ilgi çekiciTurkish
- hấp dẫnVietnamese
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adj.
• absorbing (adjective)
- more monopolizing,
- most spellbinding,
- most preoccupying,
- pre occupying,
- more spellbinding,
- more captivating,
- more preoccupying,
- most monopolizing,
- most captivating,
- pre-occupying.
• all (adjective)
- intriguing,
- challenging.
• cloak-and-dagger (adjective)
- cloak and dagger,
- most hugger mugger,
- more hugger-mugger,
- under-cover,
- hush hush,
- hugger mugger,
- hugger-mugger,
- more hugger mugger,
- hushhush,
- most hugger-mugger.
• designing (adjective)
- de-signing,
- un-scrupulous,
- de signing,
- un scrupulous,
- more conspiring,
- most conspiring,
- most conniving,
- more conniving.
• diplomatic (adjective)
- more opportunistic,
- most opportunistic,
- most capable.
• enchanting (adjective)
- be-witching,
- more siren,
- more sirenic,
- most winsome,
- more beguiling,
- end-earing,
- most sirenic,
- more appealing,
- most siren,
- be witching,
- most beguiling,
- end earing.
• engaging (adjective)
- more mesmeric,
- pre possessing,
- most mesmeric,
- magnetic,
- pre-possessing,
- most winning.
• engrossing (adjective)
- all consuming,
- more allconsuming,
- more all consuming,
- allconsuming,
- most allconsuming,
- most obsessing,
- most all consuming,
- more all-consuming,
- obsessing,
- most all-consuming,
- more obsessing.
• exciting (adjective)
- rip-roaring,
- rousing,
- riproaring,
- Commoving,
- agitative,
- hectic,
- zestful,
- sensational,
- Exhilarant.
• fascinating (adjective)
- irresistible,
- most seducing,
- more seducing,
- de-lightful,
- de lightful.
• fetching (adjective)
- fetching.
• insidious (adjective)
- like a snake in the grass,
- perfidious.
• insinuating (adjective)
- in-sinuating,
- in sinuating.
• interesting (adjective)
- beguiling,
- captivating,
- Arousing,
- stirring,
- puzzling,
- appealing,
- readable,
- curious,
- enthralling.
• Other relevant words: (adjective)
- diplomatic,
- inviting,
- enchanting,
- Insinuating,
- impressionistic,
- insidious,
- juicy,
- crazy like a fox,
- provocative,
- remindful,
- engrossing,
- designing,
- crazy like fox,
- mesmeric,
- gripping,
- sneaking,
- significative,
- giving an inkling,
- thought-provoking,
- Double dealing,
- sly,
- interesting,
- all-consuming,
- riveting,
- deep,
- opportunistic,
- streetwise,
- evocatory,
- mouthwatering,
- tempting,
- cloak-and-dagger,
- sirenic,
- engaging,
- absorbing,
- exciting,
- subtle,
- wily,
- fascinating.
• portentous (adjective)
- inauspicious,
- extra ordinary,
- Ill-boding,
- premonitory.
• provocative (adjective)
- pro-vocative,
- pro vocative.
• riveting (adjective)
- most mesmerizing,
- more mesmerizing.
• sly (adjective)
- dis honorable,
- most dissembling,
- most bluffing,
- under-hand,
- doubledealing,
- impish,
- dis-honorable,
- more dissembling,
- more bluffing,
- under hand.
• subtle (adjective)
- ratiocinative.
• suggestive (adjective)
- giving inkling,
- most significative,
- most remindful,
- re-mindful,
- more remindful,
- symptomatic,
- more evocatory,
- most evocatory,
- more significative,
- re mindful.
• tempting (adjective)
- mouth watering.
• wily (adjective)
- more streetwise,
- under-handed,
- most streetwise,
- under handed.
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n.
• alluring (noun)
- alluring.
• fascinating (noun)
- attractive,
- entertaining,
- delightful.
• interesting (noun)
- original,
- newsworthy.
• Other relevant words: (noun)
- shrew,
- cunning.
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- suggestive.
• enchanting
- charming.
• interesting
- diverting,
- mesmerizing,
- quotable,
- hypnotic,
- interestingly,
- notably,
- stimulating,
- piquant,
- notable,
- compelling,
- watchable,
- rich,
- colorful,
- romantic,
- striking,
- exotic,
- spellbinding,
- scintillating,
- inspirational,
- inspiring,
- sparkling,
- alive,
- terrific.
• Other relevant words (noun):
- clever,
- unique,
- manoeuvre,
- Hypnotizing,
- design,
- come-hither,
- coquettish,
- strategic,
- acute,
- stratagem,
- underhanded,
- spicy,
- treacherous,
- guileful,
- slippery,
- winning,
- scheming,
- bewitching,
- ruse,
- teasing,
- up to,
- funny,
- Enamoring,
- deceitful,
- artificial,
- ambitious,
- picturesque,
- Caballing,
- racy,
- Manipulating,
- move,
- wiling,
- Attracting,
- timeserving,
- arresting,
- leery,
- flirtatious,
- nefarious,
- glamorous,
- profound,
- underhand,
- artifice,
- arch,
- luxurious,
- evasive,
- invigorating,
- Finessing,
- lurid,
- stealthy,
- Colluding,
- vulpine,
- sexy,
- quaint,
- canny,
- trick,
- idyllic,
- shrewd,
- Seducing,
- sensuous,
- seductive,
- astute,
- erotic,
- enticing,
- sensual,
- Transfixing,
- unusual,
- lovely,
- machination,
- pleasing,
- knowing,
- hidden,
- crooked,
- trapping,
- Intrigued,
- Plotting,
- Maneuvering,
- wile,
- politic,
- Grabbing,
- titillating,
- crafty,
- artful,
- pretty,
- sharp,
- exquisite,
- catching,
- portentous,
- slick,
- duplicitous,
- thrilling,
- Connivent,
- up to snuff,
- enravishing,
- consuming,
- enlivening,
- Cajoling,
- vivid,
- slim,
- scheme,
- winsome,
- odd,
- cute,
- tricky,
- Blandishing,
- Stratagemical,
- magical,
- machiavellian,
- conniving,
- witching,
- collusive,
- Beckoning,
- trickery,
- foxy,
- voluptuous,
- Temporizing,
- byzantine,
- coaxing,
- Heart-robbing,
- angling,
- tantalizing,
- Conspiring,
- siren,
- animating,
- Contriving,
- intrigue,
- ravishing,
- scenic,
- Capturing,
- dirty trick,
- desirable,
- Spellful,
- charismatic,
- taking,
- Immersing,
- devious,
- mouth-watering,
- feline,
- tactic,
- galvanizing,
- calculating,
- tickling,
- colourful,
- Manoeuvring,
- Involving,
- entrancing,
- appetizing,
- appetising,
- Tricking,
- Titillative,
- skillful,
- Machinating,
- energizing,
- tricksy,
- plot,
- pawky,
- killing,
- gambit,
- prepossessing,
- Subdolous,
- ploy,
- manipulation.
How to use «Intriguing» in context?
The word «intriguing» is derived from the Latin word «intrilligere» which means «to involve in difficulties». The definition of the word is appropriate as the definition of the word applies to the sense in which it is used. For example, if someone says something is intriguing, they mean that the thing presents a problem or a challenge that is difficult to solve. In this sense, the word is often used to describe something that is mysterious, exciting, or challenging. This can be seen in the definition of the word given, as well as in common usage.
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Adjective
fascinating, riveting.
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Adjective
advantageous, amazing, amusing, appealing, bizarre, challenging, compelling, entertaining, funny, glamorous, gripping, informative, insightful, instructive, noteworthy, odd, peculiar, remarkable, rewarding, stimulating, striking, stunning, surprising, weird, wonderful, worthwhile, -fascinating.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
affecting, appealing, captivating, exciting, Involving, lnteresting.
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attractive, curious, exciting, interesting, mysterious, puzzling, strange, valuable.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
fascinating, interesting, riveting.
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