intriguing

1. 1.

   disturbingly provocative

   “an intriguing smile”

   Synonymschallenging

   Similarprovocative
2. 2.

   capable of arousing interest or curiosity

   “our team came up with some most intriguing finds”

   Similarinteresting

Questions about intriguing

What does intriguing mean?

intriguing means "disturbingly provocative". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in intriguing?

intriguing has 3 syllables: in-tri-guing. The stress falls on "tri". In IPA it is /ˌɪnˈtɹiɡɪŋ/.

What is another word for intriguing?

Close synonyms include challenging. 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 intriguing a common word?

intriguing is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.