The following are some synonyms of interest with relevant examples. 1) INTRIGUING Meaning: Capable of arousing interest or curiosity Examples: Running through this body of work is O’Nan’s tender knack for bringing to life his flawed, sometimes honest, and sometimes self-deluding, always intriguing characters. Intrigued by the sensations, she found herself unwilling to look away from him this time. 2) EXCITING Meaning: Creating or arousing uncontrolled emotions. Examples: The creators’ quest for authenticity gets in the way of building an exciting narrative. The shopping trip was exciting because it was so close to Christmas but otherwise uneventful. 3) FASCINATING Meaning: Capturing interest as if by a spell. Examples: Not only are pigeons fascinating in their own right, but they also provide a general model of evolution by natural selection. If you are not familiar with this whole issue, look into it; it is fascinating and essential. 4) RIVETING Meaning: capable of arousing and holding the attention. Examples: Remember “Mad Hot Ballroom,” that riveting and enchanting documentary of children in Washington Heights who participated in a ballroom dancing competition. Dressed in dark clothes with dark hair and olive skin with a dark stare, he was both riveting and frightening. 5) ABSORBING Meaning: capable of arousing and holding the attention Examples: He adjusted his tripod and seemed to have found something very absorbing at that moment. She sobbed, absorbing the black visions spilling through his mind.