Synonyms & related words for interesting

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of interesting — including intriguing, fascinating, exciting, engrossing, enthralling, captivating. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to interesting

Explore words related to interesting — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include amusing, fascinatingly, interestingly, curious, intriguingly, uninstructive, uninformatively, surprising. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for interesting

Common synonyms for interesting include intriguing, fascinating, exciting, engrossing, enthralling, captivating, attractive, compelling — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does interesting come from?

The word interesting breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: inter-, from Latin inter (“between, within”); and -est, from Latin sum (“be”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.