Synonyms and antonyms of Interesting in British Thesaurus

interesting (adjective)

something that is interesting makes you want to know about it or take part in it

original (adjective)

new, interesting, and different from anything else

exciting (adjective)

interesting and full of action, especially when you do not know what is going to happen next

fascinating (adjective)

making you very interested or attracted

intriguing (adjective)

very interesting, especially because of being strange or mysterious

gripping (adjective)

very exciting and interesting

alive (adjective)

interesting and exciting

newsworthy (adjective)

interesting or important enough to be included in a news report

spellbinding (adjective)

something that is spellbinding is so interesting that it holds your attention completely

thought-provoking (adjective)

interesting in a way that makes you think of new ideas or that changes your attitude to something

absorbing (adjective)

something that is absorbing is so entertaining that you give it all your attention

appealing (adjective)

attractive and interesting

arresting (adjective)

formal attracting your attention

beguiling (adjective)

a beguiling person or thing seems attractive and interesting, but may be dangerous

buzzworthy (adjective)

likely to create interest and attention

captivating (adjective)

very interesting or attractive in a way that takes all your attention

challenging (adjective)

difficult to deal with or achieve, but interesting and enjoyable

colorful ()

the American spelling of colourful

colourful (adjective)

interesting, exciting, and sometimes funny

compelling (adjective)

interesting or exciting enough to keep your attention completely

compulsive reading/viewing ()

a book or television programme that is very interesting and exciting

consuming (adjective)

so important or interesting to you that you cannot think of anything else

diverting (adjective)

formal interesting or enjoyable

dramatically (adverb)

in a way that is exciting and impressive

enchanting (adjective)

very interesting and attractive

engrossing (adjective)

extremely interesting

enthralling (adjective)

an enthralling activity or event is so interesting or exciting that you give it all your attention

exotic (adjective)

used for describing things that are interesting or exciting because they are in or from distant foreign countries

good (adjective)

funny or interesting

hypnotic (adjective)

making you unable to pay attention to anything else

inspirational (adjective)

giving you the enthusiasm to do or create something

inspiring (adjective)

making you feel enthusiastic or excited about something

interestingly (adverb)

in an interesting way

inviting (adjective)

something that is inviting is attractive and makes you want to experience it

juicy (adjective)

a juicy job or activity is interesting and enjoyable

magnetic (adjective)

able to attract and interest people very strongly

marvelous ()

the American spelling of marvellous

mesmeric (adjective)

making you fix your thoughts completely on something so that you do not notice or pay attention to anything else around you

mesmerising ()

a British spelling of mesmerizing

mesmerizing (adjective)

so attractive or interesting that you do not notice or pay attention to anything else around you

must-see (adjective)

so good, interesting or important that everyone should see it

notable (adjective)

unusual or interesting enough to be mentioned or noticed

notably (adverb)

formal in a way that is unusual or interesting, or more than you would expect

pacey ()

another spelling of pacy

piquant (adjective)

mainly literary a quality or situation that is piquant is very exciting and interesting

quite something ()

used for saying that someone or something is very interesting or impressive

quotable (adjective)

interesting enough to be used as a quotation

rich (adjective)

interesting, with a lot of different qualities, experiences, or events

(right) up someone’s street ()

exactly the type of thing that someone is interested in or is good at doing

riveting (adjective)

extremely interesting or exciting

romantic (adjective)

used about beautiful places that make you think about love

scintillating (adjective)

very impressive, interesting, or clever

sparkling (adjective)

very lively and interesting

stimulating (adjective)

making you feel interested

striking (adjective)

attracting your interest or attention because of some unusual feature

tempting (adjective)

used for describing something that makes you feel you would like to have it or to do it

terrific (adjective)

very good or interesting

there’s more to someone/something than meets the eye ()

used for saying that someone or something is more interesting, impressive, complicated etc than they seem to be

trailblazing (adjective)

new, exciting, and interesting

unputdownable (adjective)

informal a book that is unputdownable is so interesting or exciting that you do not want to stop reading it

watchable (adjective)

enjoyable and interesting to watch

water cooler (noun)

used for referring to something, especially a television programme, that is very interesting so that people talk about it at work the next day

worthy of note ()

important, or interesting