engrossing

1. 1.

   capable of arousing and holding the attention

   “a fascinating story”

   Synonymsabsorbingfascinatinggrippingriveting

   Similarinteresting

Questions about engrossing

What does engrossing mean?

engrossing means "capable of arousing and holding the attention".

How many syllables are in engrossing?

engrossing has 3 syllables: en-gros-sing. The stress falls on "gros". In IPA it is /ɪnˈɡɹoʊsɪŋ/.

What is another word for engrossing?

Close synonyms include absorbing, fascinating, gripping, riveting. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is engrossing a common word?

engrossing is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.