Crossword Dictionary
INTERESTED
interested - a
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern; "an interested audience"; "interested in sports"; "was interested to hear about her family"; "interested in knowing who was on the telephone"; "interested spectators"
Synonyms
absorbed, attentive, engrossed, excited, implicated, involved, keen, obsessed, responsive, sympathetic, affected, attracted, awakened, biased, caught, drawn, enticed, fascinated, fired
Examples
Nobody is the slightest bit interested in an idea if it has come from outside.
People will be interested in the bout between us as neither of us is a shrinking violet.
We are less interested in entrenched businesses that lack an entrepreneurial culture.
Etymology
1660s, "characterized by concern or sympathy," past-participle adjective from interest (v.). From 1828 as "having an interest or stake (in something);" sense "motivated by self-interest" (1705) is perhaps a back-formation from disinterested. Related: Interestedness.