Definition for Engrossing:

• The invidious occupation of anything which ought to be shared with others.

Synonyms for Engrossing:

• adj.

  •absorbing (adjective)
  • more preoccupying,
  • pre-occupying,
  • pre occupying,
  • ex citing,
  • most monopolizing,
  • ex-citing,
  • most captivating,
  • most preoccupying,
  • most spellbinding,
  • more captivating,
  • more monopolizing,
  • more spellbinding.
  •charming (adjective)
  • de-lightful,
  • be-witching,
  • most desirable,
  • eyecatching,
  • more titillating,
  • more enamoring,
  • most titillating,
  • more appealing,
  • most enamoring,
  • most seducing,
  • most infatuating,
  • sweeter,
  • most electrifying,
  • more electrifying,
  • de lightful,
  • most winning,
  • fetching,
  • more infatuating,
  • sweetest,
  • pro vocative,
  • most magnetizing,
  • eye catching,
  • be witching,
  • rapturous,
  • irresistible,
  • more seducing,
  • most winsome,
  • pro-vocative,
  • graceful,
  • more magnetizing.
  •consuming (adjective)
  • in-tensest,
  • in-tenser,
  • in tense,
  • in tenser,
  • in-tense.
  •entertaining (adjective)
  • more side-splitting,
  • in spiring,
  • side-splitting,
  • more recreative,
  • be ball,
  • more relaxing,
  • gassest,
  • more side splitting,
  • most side-splitting,
  • most recreative,
  • rousing,
  • in-spiring,
  • screamest,
  • riotest,
  • most side splitting,
  • funnier,
  • witty,
  • side splitting,
  • be a ball,
  • most relaxing,
  • re creative.
  •fascinating (adjective)
  • more siren,
  • most siren.
  •readable (adjective)
  • re warding,
  • well-written,
  • more well written,
  • re-warding,
  • wellwritten,
  • most well-written,
  • more wellwritten,
  • most wellwritten,
  • most well written,
  • more well-written,
  • well written.
  •riveting (adjective)
  • more mesmerizing,
  • most mesmerizing.
  •very interesting (adjective)
  • exciting,
  • Monopolizing,
  • compelling,
  • controlling,
  • stimulating,
  • obsessing,
  • Preoccupying,
  • provoking,
  • intriguing,
  • all-consuming.

• n.

  •
  • excite.
  •absorbing (noun)
  • Involving.

• v.

  •attracting (verb)
  • enchanting,
  • Magnetizing,
  • Seducing,
  • alluring,
  • pulling,
  • captivating,
  • inviting,
  • Attracting,
  • Luring,
  • dragging,
  • drawing,
  • enticing.
  •wondering (verb)
  • bewildering,
  • astounding,
  • gaping,
  • Marveling,
  • staring,
  • astonishing,
  • gawking,
  • wondering.

• Other synonyms:

  •adj.
  • absorbing,
  • charming,
  • consuming,
  • entertaining,
  • enthralling,
  • fascinating,
  • gripping,
  • interesting,
  • readable,
  • rioter,
  • riveting,
  • screamer,
  • Infatuating,
  • Occupying,
  • Re-creative,
  • Recreative,
  • gasser.

Antonyms for Engrossing:

• adj.

  • very interesting
    repellent, repulsive, uninteresting, boring.
  • Other antonyms:
    pedantic, dry, Operose, heavy, drab, humdrum, dreary, monotonous, tiresome, pedestrian, demoralizing, dull, wearisome, unexciting, tedious, disheartening, discouraging, wearying, dispiriting, sterile, tiring.

Engrossing Sentence Examples:

• She was even a little jealous of this puzzling, engrossing work, which could so hold her husband's mind.

• One all - engrossing thought fills their minds.

Homophones for Engrossing:

• encouraging, encroaching.