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  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  interest 
 
  3  senses  of  interest 
 
  Sense  1 
  interest 
  =>  absorb,  engross,  engage,  occupy 
  =>  fascinate,  transfix,  grip,  spellbind 
 
  Sense  2 
  concern,  interest,  occupy,  worry 
  =>  preoccupy 
 
  Sense  3 
  matter  to  interest 
  =>  intrigue,  fascinate 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  interest 
 
  3  senses  of  interest 
 
  Sense  1 
  interest 
  =>  absorb,  engross,  engage,  occupy 
  =>  involve 
  =>  consume 
  =>  rivet 
  =>  fascinate,  transfix,  grip,  spellbind 
 
  Sense  2 
  concern,  interest,  occupy,  worry 
  =>  preoccupy 
 
  Sense  3 
  matter  to  interest 
  =>  intrigue,  fascinate 
  =>  grab,  seize 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  interest 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  interest 
 
  3  senses  of  interest 
 
  Sense  1 
  interest 
  =>  arouse,  elicit,  enkindle,  kindle,  evoke,  fire,  raise,  provoke 
 
  Sense  2 
  concern,  interest,  occupy,  worry 
 
  Sense  3 
  matter  to  interest 
  =>  refer,  pertain,  relate,  concern,  come  to  bear  on  touch,  touch  on 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  interest 
 
  interest  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  interest 
 
  Sense  1 
  interest 
  =>  arouse,  elicit,  enkindle,  kindle,  evoke,  fire,  raise,  provoke 
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  Sense  2 
  concern,  interest,  occupy,  worry 
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  Sense  3 
  matter  to  interest 
  =>  refer,  pertain,  relate,  concern,  come  to  bear  on  touch,  touch  on 
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  Grep  of  noun  interesting 
  interestingness 
 
  Overview  of  verb  interest 
 
  The  verb  interest  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  interest  --  (excite  the  curiosity  of  engage  the  interest  of) 
  2.  (2)  concern,  interest,  occupy,  worry  --  (be  on  the  mind  of  "What  is  worrying  you?") 
  3.  (1)  matter  to  interest  --  (be  of  importance  or  consequence;  "This  matters  to  me!") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  interesting 
 
  The  adj  interesting  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (28)  interesting  --  (arousing  or  holding  the  attention) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  interesting 
 
  1  sense  of  interesting 
 
  Sense  1 
  interesting  (vs.  uninteresting) 
 
  uninteresting  (vs.  interesting) 
  =>  boring,  deadening,  dull,  ho-hum,  irksome,  slow,  tedious,  tiresome,  wearisome 
  =>  insipid,  jejune 
  =>  narcotic,  soporiferous,  soporific 
  =>  pedestrian,  prosaic,  prosy,  earthbound 
  =>  ponderous 
  =>  putdownable 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  interesting 
 
  1  sense  of  interesting 
 
  Sense  1 
  interesting  (vs.  uninteresting) 
  =>  absorbing,  engrossing,  fascinating,  gripping,  riveting 
  =>  intriguing 
  =>  newsworthy 
  =>  unputdownable 
  Also  See->  exciting#1;  stimulating#1 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  interesting 
 
  1  sense  of  interesting 
 
  Sense  1 
  interesting  (vs.  uninteresting) 
  =>  interest,  interestingness 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  interesting 
 
  interesting  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  interesting 
  interesting 
  uninteresting 
 
  Overview  of  verb  interest 
 
  The  verb  interest  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  interest  --  (excite  the  curiosity  of  engage  the  interest  of) 
  2.  (2)  concern,  interest,  occupy,  worry  --  (be  on  the  mind  of  "What  is  worrying  you?") 
  3.  (1)  matter  to  interest  --  (be  of  importance  or  consequence;  "This  matters  to  me!") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  interesting 
 
  The  adj  interesting  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (28)  interesting  --  (arousing  or  holding  the  attention) 



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