tion, undivided attention; attentiveness, advertence, heed, concernment; concern, regard, attention, consideration, scrutiny, notice, study; curiosity, inquisitiveness, itch, interestedness.
2. concern, consequence, moment, substantiality, weight, significance, pith, import; importance, gravity, seriousness, solemnity; urgency, primacy, priority.
3. care, concern, affair, business, matter of concern or interest; pastime, hobby, amusement, diversion, avocation; cup of tea, Sl. kick, Sl. trip, Sl. bag, Sl. thing, Sl. bug.
4. share, stake, stock, equity; part, portion, piece, cut, bit, slice, half; right, title, license, claim, grant.
5. increase, increment, return, usury, dividend, premium; percentage, profit, gain, Inf. take; net, clean profit, neat profit.
6. partiality, partisanship, partisanism, one-sidedness, undetachment; involvement, unneutrality, undispassionateness; leaning, preference, favoritism, discrimination.
7. benefit, benison, profit, service, avail, use; advantage, value, worth, behalf, behoof, self-interest, selfgain.
8. in the interest of in behalf of, in the name of, by proxy for, for the sake of, on the part of, in favor of, in aid of; to the advantage of, for the benefit of, in the furtherance of, to the advancement of.
-v. 9. engage, engross, grip, rivet, absorb; fascinate, captivate, hold, hold the attention of, focus the attention of; attract, magnetize, mesmerize, hypnotize, catch the eye, draw the attention.
10. excite, infect, kindle, enkindle, arouse, quicken, whet; incite, provoke, enliven, instigate, spur, goad, animate.
11. concern, involve, respect, regard, bear upon, apply to; relate to, pertain to, correspond to, answer to, have to do with; affect, touch, strike. .
12. induce, influence, sway, persuade, prompt, move; enlist, engage, impress, press, urge; incline, dispose, lead, lure, tempt; prevail upon, draw over, win over, talk into, bring over.
interested, adj. 1. concerned, involved, a party to, included, implicated, in on.
2. partisan, partial, one-sided, warped, swayed; participatory, undetached, nonobjective, undispassionate; prejudiced, biased, colored, influenced, jaundiced.
3. engaged, engrossed, absorbed, preoccupied, intent on; rapt, held, fixed, riveted, gripped, under the sway; attracted, excited, piqued, tickled, fascinated, captivated; curious, inquisitive, quizzical, open-eyed, wideeyed, agog, open-mouthed, agape.
4. selfish, self-interested, self-seeking, nepotistic, egocentric, self-centered.
interesting, adj. engaging, engrossing, absorbing, riveting, gripping, fixing; provocative, stimulating, provoking, intriguing, thought-provoking; amusing, entertaining, diverting; exciting, tantalizing, tempting, inviting; fascinating, captivating, charming, spellbinding, enchanting; attractive, taking, catching,
interfere, v. 1. Often
interfere with hamper, hinder, impede, encumber, act as a drag; obstruct, block, dam up, barricade; inhibit, restrain, cramp, handicap, trammel, put a crimp in; frustrate, thwart, foil, balk, cut the ground from under one; brake, check, arrest, abort, put a stop to; cripple, clip.the wings of; sabotage, throw out of gear.
2. Often
interfere with or
in meddle, intrude, interrupt; intercede, interpose, intervene; horn in, butt in, thrust in, put in one's oar, Inf. kibitz, put one's two cents in.
3. clash, collide, conflict, be at variance; oppose, be opposed, be in opposition, contravene, interference, n. 1. impediment, obstacle, obstruction, hindrance; difficulty, block, stumbling block, hitch, snag, clog, setback; opposition, Inf. flak, head wind; encumbrance, handicap, dead weight, impedimenta; drag, load, burden; check, brake, damper, wet blanket; tether, trammel.