What does intriguing mean?
: engaging the interest to a marked degree : fascinating an intriguing story.
How do you say the word intriguing?
How do you say intrigue in American English?
What’s another word for Intrigued?
What is another word for intrigued?
fascinated | captivated |
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attracted | excited |
curious | keen |
charmed | entertained |
engrossed | gripped |
Is intrigue a positive word?
I agree that intriguing is predominantly used in the positive/neutral way described by yourself.
Is intrigued a feeling?
It can be a noun, meaning underhanded plot, or a verb for the act of plotting. Agents of two opposing powers intrigue against each other. In the late nineteenth century it also came to mean the feeling of curiosity or interest. If someone’s ideas intrigue you, you want to know more about them.

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