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interesting
Synonyms: 

absorbing, arresting, consuming, engaging, engrossing, entertaining, enthralling, fascinating, gratifying, gripping, immersing, intriguing, involving, pleasing, riveting.

Related Words:

amusing, alluring, attractive, beautiful, compelling, curious, delightful, engaging, exotic, fascinating, impressive, intriguing, lovely, pleasing, provocative, readable, refreshing, striking, stimulating, unusual.

Antonyms:

boring, drab, dry, dull, heavy, monotonous, tedious, uninteresting.

Synonym Study:

Interesting, pleasing, gratifying mean satisfying to the mind.

Something that is interesting occupies the mind with no connotation of pleasure or displeasure:
an interesting account of a battle.

Something that is pleasing engages the mind favorably:
a pleasing account of the wedding.

Something that is gratifying fulfills expectations, requirements, etc.:
a gratifying account of his whereabouts; a book gratifying in its detail.

Origin:

First recorded in 1705–15; interest + -ing2. —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use of interesting: 1768. —Merriam-Webster.

Sources: 1, 2, 3.

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