Engaging — synonyms, engaging antonyms, definition

1. engaging (a)

amusing appealing attractive captivating charming cheering delightful enchanting entertaining fascinating handsome interesting intriguing lively pleasant pleasing prepossessing

2. engaging (Noun)

booking hiring

3. engaging (Verb)

absorbing affiancing betrothing booking chartering employing engrossing enlisting hiring leasing locking meshing occupying operating plighting prosecuting pursuing renting reserving taking • • • disengaging

engaging (Verb) — Carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in. ex. "They engaged in a discussion"

engaging (Verb) — Consume all of one's attention or time. ex. "Her interest in butterflies engages her completely"

engaging (Verb) — Start in a job or pay to do a particular piece of work. ex. "They engaged two new secretaries in the department"

engaging (Verb) — Ask to represent; of legal counsel.

engaging (Verb) — Give to in marriage.

engaging (Verb) — Get caught. ex. "make sure the gear is engaged"

engaging (Verb) — Carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns). ex. "Napoleon and Hitler engaged war against all of Europe"

engaging (Verb) — Hire for work or assistance. ex. "engage aid, help, services, or support"

engaging (Verb) — Engage for service under a term of contract. ex. "Let's engage a car"

engaging (Verb) — Keep engaged. ex. "engaged the gears"

engaging (Verb) — (military) start armed combat with.

acquiring acting contending displacing fighting getting interesting moving procuring securing struggling touching vowing closing committing consuming contracting farming out featherbedding filling flipping involving jobbing locking offering politicking practicing practising providing putting up ratting recruiting riding • • •

4. engaging (Adjective)

piquant

engaging (Adjective) — Attracting or delighting. ex. "an engaging frankness"