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Antonyms for interesting


Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-ter-uh-sting, -truh-sting, -tuh-res-ting
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪn tər ə stɪŋ, -trə stɪŋ, -təˌrɛs tɪŋ



Definition of interesting

Origin :
  • 1711, "that concerns, important," from interest (v.). Meaning "so as to excite interest" is from 1768. Related: Interestingly. Euphemistic phrase interesting condition, etc., "pregnant" is from 1748.
  • adj appealing, entertaining
Example sentences :
  • Really it's been interesting, the jolliest time of my life, and it's got me all unsettled.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • But no one knows whither it is bound, and that is what makes life so interesting.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • The interview with the Sultan was the last, and was interesting and characteristic.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • I spent a good deal of time this week trying to make it interesting.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • It is interesting to note the advancement that has been made with this food.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • They would be interesting, beyond shadow of questioning, horribly interesting.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • This Causse affords some interesting facts for evolutionists.
  • Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • Some one wrote to me in trouble, ‘When you are not on your pedestal you are not interesting.’
  • Extract from : « De Profundis » by Oscar Wilde
  • We did everything together; that was what made it so interesting.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
  • To turn an interesting thief into a tedious honest man was not his aim.
  • Extract from : « De Profundis » by Oscar Wilde

Synonyms for interesting

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