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Adjective
▲
Charming and attractive, especially of a manner or behavior
charming
appealing
attractive
pleasing
fetching
captivating
enchanting
lovely
pleasant
winning
agreeable
delightful
alluring
bewitching
fascinating
lovable
winsome
entrancing
gorgeous
pretty
sweet
arresting
dazzling
glamorous
glamourous
irresistible
likeableUK
magnetic
charismatic
comely
disarming
divine
enticing
heavenly
inviting
likableUS
luring
seductive
taking
bonny
cute
cutesy
dreamy
fair
mesmeric
prepossessing
elfin
siren
sirenic
smashing
more ❯
“Her engaging smile was enough to put even the most grumpy of men at ease.”
Adjective
▲
Having significantly interesting qualities
enthralling
absorbing
fascinating
interesting
captivating
gripping
intriguing
riveting
compelling
engrossing
entertaining
exciting
immersing
mesmerisingUK
mesmerizingUS
alluring
appealing
arresting
beguiling
enchanting
involving
spellbinding
bewitching
consuming
entrancing
transfixing
unputdownable
compulsive
diverting
amusing
more ❯
“The novel has an engaging story that will enthrall you from start to finish.”
Adjective
▲
Having an easygoing and pleasing manner, especially in social situations
pleasant
friendly
affable
amiable
nice
amicable
cheerful
lovely
civil
considerate
sweet
cheery
congenial
gentle
sensible
warm
amenable
cordial
genial
helpful
kind
urbane
affectionate
decent
hospitable
obliging
peaceful
unreserved
chirpy
delightful
mellow
neighbourlyUK
soft
agreeable
bonhomous
kindly
sociable
benevolent
easygoing
likableUS
likeableUK
lovable
warmhearted
approachable
benign
jovial
personable
tolerant
calm
civilisedUK
civilizedUS
gracious
perky
polite
temperate
charming
convivial
courteous
neighborlyUS
social
easy-going
good-humoredUS
good-humouredUK
good-natured
good-tempered
mild-mannered
warm-hearted
well disposed
well-disposed
favorableUS
favourableUK
happy
approving
pally
extroverted
extrovert
responsive
hail-fellow-well-met
informal
communicative
collegial
palsy
like-minded
hearty
appreciative
harmonious
available
enthusiastic
encouraging
unstuffy
hail-fellow
compliant
acquiescent
open-minded
well-intentioned
positive
compatible
intimate
commendatory
complimentary
peaceable
free
do-good
commending
uninhibited
relaxed
extraverted
buoyant
smiling
reassuring
consenting
glad
willing
inclined
disposed
assenting
predisposed
open-hearted
free-handed
ungrudging
in favor of
tractable
loving and giving
natural
bubbly
assent
confident
conciliatory
fond
loyal
amusing
confiding
close
faithful
hilarious
jocose
attached
entertaining
kindred
vibrant
funny
happy-go-lucky
amical
comical
jocular
on good terms
guestfriendly
immaculate
self-sacrificing
clubable
communal
fraternal
backslapping
MLO
familiar
tight
social-minded
moralistic
holy
pharisaical
goody-goody
angelical
esteemed
creditable
respected
unsparing
inoffensive
spotless
unerring
good company
well-meaning
casual
nonmalignant
applauding
admiring
approbatory
moderate
praising
nonthreatening
pietistical
pristine
unflawed
unmarred
chaste
graceful
pietistic
chilled
softie
marshmallow
buddy buddy
jolly
bluff
merry
complying
virginal
untouched
unblamable
redeemable
redeeming
prayerful
generous to a fault
very kind
non-hostile
door's always open
free and easy
laid-back
recommendatory
affirmative
acclamatory
approbative
laudatory
praiseful
cheering
chipper
upbeat
high
enlivening
joyous
upper
up
jocund
sunny
blithe
non-malignant
favourably inclined
favorably inclined
glowing
flattering
favourably disposed
willing to please
honest
rave
successful
sunny side up
ethical
respectable
upright
honourableUK
virtuous
trustworthy
honorableUS
pro
worthy
moral
incorrupt
dependable
agreeing
concurring
just
principled
upstanding
righteous
ready
mannerly
prepared
right
straight
true
pleased
game
empathetic
in accord
in agreement
eager
stand-up
content
keen
clean-living
well mannered
on the up and up
well-brought-up
squeaky clean
right-minded
concerned
solicitous
set
prone
empathic
commiserative
consoling
desirous
congruous
down
encouraging of
consonant
supporting of
in favour ofUK
vicarious
supportive of
cool
consistent
approving of
human
sympathizingUS
condoling
nothing loath
so minded
so-minded
in favorUS
zealous
biddable
in the mood
one
in accord with
in favourUK
of a mind
persuadable
fain
minded
commiserating
doting
piteous
ruthful
responsive to
friendly to
favourably disposed to
receptive to
well disposed to
well-disposed towards
sympathisingUK
old softie
sparing
bleeding heart
having heart in right place
having a heart
on the side of
on same wavelength
favorably disposed
favourably disposed towards
in sympathy with
tuned in
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Attracting attention
arresting
striking
dramatic
noticeable
conspicuous
eye-catching
impressive
remarkable
stunning
surprising
extraordinary
outstanding
breathtaking
dazzling
imposing
sensational
spectacular
amazing
astonishing
astounding
awe-inspiring
awesome
notable
staggering
bodacious
bold
brilliant
catchy
commanding
distinctive
emphatic
flamboyant
grabby
incredible
kenspeckle
marked
noisy
noteworthy
phenomenal
prominent
pronounced
rare
showy
splashy
unusual
amazeballs
gee-whizz
jaw-dropping
salient
uncommon
attention-grabbing
attractive
observable
pointed
out of the ordinary
unmistakable
evident
clear
distinct
recognizableUS
discernible
recognisableUK
decided
strong
significant
distinguishable
blatant
visible
perceptible
plain
signal
apparent
clear-cut
powerful
easily seen
perceivable
detectable
arrestive
definite
patent
glaring
appreciable
palpable
telling
identifiable
flashy
electrifying
memorable
fascinating
jazzy
vivid
standing out
clearly visible
broad
considerable
noted
decisive
conclusive
inescapable
resounding
thick
substantial
great
storming
momentous
positive
assured
thumping
thundering
open
wonderful
drop-dead
written all over one
measurable
loud
ostentatious
screaming
garish
glitzy
defined
well-marked
sign-posted
overt
well-worn
eye-popping
forcible
obtrusive
forceful
dynamite
lofty
charming
singular
confounding
bizarre
cogent
wondrous
compelling
distinguished
dominant
predominant
exciting
undeniable
flagrant
tense
thrilling
projecting outwards
sticking out
forestanding
sensible
suspenseful
lively
gripping
riveting
to the fore
exceptional
graphic
climactic
under one's nose
right under your nose
in plain sight
in full view
big as life
open and shut
action-packed
shock-horror
breath-taking
sudden
stem-winding
heady
intense
hair-raising
rip-roaring
effective
high-octane
studied
in the foreground
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Maintaining
retaining
maintaining
accommodating
arresting
cherishing
commemorating
confining
embracing
employing
having
hiring
holding
keeping
owning
possessing
preserving
remembering
reserving
restraining
saving
securing
seizing
suppressing
sustaining
taking
treasuring
withholding
working
holding back
rescuing
compensating
reparatory
Adjective
▲
Engaging attention
occupying
absorbing
attracting
drawing
engrossing
exacting
exciting
focusing
interesting
monopolisingUK
monopolizingUS
requiring
utilisingUK
utilizingUS
concentrated upon
concerned with
engaging attention
Noun
▲
The process of finding candidates for a post in an organization or team
recruitment
hire
engagement
hiring
commissioning
appointing
appointment
employ
employment
enlisting
enrolling
enrollmentUS
recruiting
staffing
apprenticing
conscription
enlistment
enrolmentUK
onboarding
taking on
signing up
bringing on
contracting
signing on
induction
admission
orientation
integration
registration
membership
listing
registry
accession
subscription
entrance
rally
entry
acceptance
matriculation
influx
Noun
▲
The hiring of an aircraft, ship, or motor vehicle for a special purpose
charter
booking
hire
hiring
lease
leasing
rent
rental
renting
bespeaking
engagement
reservation
reserving
ordering
arrangement
prearrangement
securing
employ
charge
employment
cost
fee
price
chartering
letting
contract
tenancy
leasehold
tenure
agreement
occupancy
let
hire agreement
rental agreement
period of occupancy
period of occupation
Verb
▲
Utilizing or employing a tangible object
using
employing
utilizingUS
wielding
working
harnessing
utilisingUK
adopting
fielding
manipulating
operating
plying
availing yourself of
making do with
making use of
maneuveringUS
manoeuvringUK
applying
appropriating
availing oneself of
calling upon
deploying
exploiting
resorting
taking advantage of
directing
finding a use for
handling
putting into service
running
guiding
calling into play
turning to account
putting to good use
Verb
▲
(rare) Instigating the curiosity or attention of someone
interesting
attracting
appealing to
drawing
engrossing
exciting
fascinating
intriguing
tempting
captivating
entertaining
enthralling
luring
snaring
tantalizingUS
titillating
affecting
amusing
arousing
distracting
gripping
hooking
perking up
pleasing
pulling
touching
mesmerisingUK
mesmerizingUS
moving
riveting
rivetting
tantalisingUK
turning on
beguiling
bemusing
enchanting
grabbing
immersing
piquing
absorbing
bewitching
floating someone's boat
lighting someone's fire
occupying
preoccupying
sitting up
tickling someone's fancy
arresting
busying
enwrapping
stimulating
rousing
thrilling
stirring
galvanizingUS
exhilarating
animating
electrifying
stirring up
enrapturing
seducing
provoking
galvanisingUK
entrancing
triggering
delighting
sending
sparking
encouraging
prompting
firing
motivating
quickening
inflaming
tickling
wowing
inciting
tickling pink
intoxicating
invigorating
enlivening
spurring
firing up
pumping up
giving someone a kick
working up
tickle to death
energizingUS
charging
inveigling
ravishing
activating
actuating
wiling
rallying
slaying
envigorating
giving a buzz
energisingUK
prodding
persuading
goading
inducing
spellbinding
diverting
inspiriting
killing
kindling
instigating
leading on
winning over
setting off
sweeping off one's feet
knocking dead
urging
impelling
starting
cheering
teasing
decoying
whetting
cajoling
coaxing
wooing
witching
initiating
vitalizing
baiting
egging on
getting going
keying up
lighting a fire under
sweeping off feet
touching off
gladdening
gratifying
awakening
wakening
elating
driving
heartening
betraying
soliciting
pressing
generating
stinging
pricking
pushing
uplifting
fulfilling
enthusing
rejoicing
delectating
pepping up
taking
spurring on
giving someone a thrill
switching on
knocking out
revving up
giving pleasure to
sparking off
whetting the appetite of
sucking in
going over big
triggering off
giving someone a charge
commoving
entrapping
satisfying
contenting
waking
bracing
pleasuring
vivifying
strengthening
revitalizingUS
fortifying
filliping
refreshing
dazzling
spiking
transporting
overjoying
fuelling
fuelingUS
impassioning
promoting
warming
beckoning
livening up
fomenting
kick-starting
producing
vamping
voodooing
dynamizing
transfixing
zapping
jump-starting
bucking up
courting
turning someone on
doing it for someone
bringing about
cheering up
waking up
whipping up
goosing
juicing up
firing with enthusiasm
gingering up
revitalisingUK
amping up
jazzing up
making happy
zipping up
picking up
getting someone going
hitting the spot
shocking
startling
jolting
lifting
rejuvenating
influencing
humouringUK
humoringUS
ensnaring
indulging
flipping
brightening
propelling
enkindling
reviving
causing
fostering
precipitating
needling
agitating
elevating
suiting
endearing
tripping
wheedling
reinforcing
engendering
calling forth
throwing
exhorting
occasioning
tricking
astonishing
rapturing
grooving
innervating
arriding
beginning
priming
bowling over
stunning
cranking up
snapping up
putting in motion
blowing away
putting zip into
leading to
giving a new lease of life to
setting in motion
training
steering
acting as a incentive to
putting under a spell
making a hit with
rooting on
mousetrapping
agreeing with
starting off
acting as a stimulus to
putting up to
giving rise to
drawing one's attention
running
instilling
steaming up
making someone feel good
challenging
putting a bomb under
siccing
setting going
juicing
roping in
coming on
buoying up
gladding
buoying
casting a spell on
putting new life in
solacing
eliciting
releasing
discharging
flushing
coming on to
digging
inclining
fanning the flames of
tickling the fancy of
holding the attention of
accelerating
giving the come-on to
making your head spin
going to your head
giving joy to
racing one's motor
knocking one's socks off
exerting influence on
catching someone's eye
exerting a pull on
stoking
emboldening
empowering
awaking
fanning
speeding
pulling in
obtaining
catching the eye of
getting
securing
bringing in
sustaining
concerning
bolstering
intensifying
supporting
regaling
countenancing
favouringUK
favoringUS
giving the incentive to
increasing
brightening up
making content
bringing joy to
pleasing greatly
bucking someone up
making a hit with someone
giving someone pleasure
getting one's kicks
warming the cockles of the heart
giving a lift
enabling
activizing
arming
obliging
arousing one's curiosity
capturing one's imagination
mattering to
holding one's attention
whetting one's appetite
engaging one's attention
catching one's eye
bedazzling
building up
starting up
getting one going
setting up
acting as a spur to
building a fire under
acting as a fillip to
geeing up
acting as a impetus to
speeding up
getting one started
jumpstarting
creating
putting under magic spell
forspeaking
putting the whammy on
bedevillingUK
holding spellbound
bedevilingUS
controlling
putting horns on
leading
evoking
chivvying
nudging
convincing
bowling someone over
carrying away
bringing on
dragging
hitting on
hauling
bagging
roping
trapping
drawing in
making someone feel sexy
arousing sexually
making feel sexually excited
sweet-talking
smooth-talking
sharpening
drawing forth
amazing
batting eyes at
prevailing on
leading astray
dangling a carrot in front of
tolling
making someone pleased
making someone glad
making somebody's day
making someone content
annoying
irritating
bringing into being
calling into being
bestirring
bringing out
astounding
jogging memory
reminding
crowding
sounding
aggravating
burning up
getting smoking
exasperating
taking one's breath away
disturbing
wiring
striking
jarring
frenzying
surprising
taking your breath away
staggering
powering
infatuating
getting started
showing
introducing
flicking
scoring
jubilating
exulting
glorying
worrying
spelling
ensorcelling
hexing
possessing
freaking out
making hit with
falling in love with
switching
operating
constraining
narking
making
swaying
driving on
hitting
lashing at
prevailing upon
procuring
exalting
palpating
grappling
planning
originating
adding fuel
plotting
hinting
rabble-rousing
insinuating
setting on
suggesting
scheming
making waves
nerving
clicking on
clicking
pepping
incentivizing
freshening
renewing
restoring
hardening
making very happy
boosting
giving someone great pleasure
giving a shot in the arm
incentivising
putting new strength in
frightening
putting new heart in
putting new heart into
trying
testing
daring
risking
making your mouth water
appealing
dangling something
turning one's head
drawing out
playing up to
making mouth water
honeying
buttering up
flying in the face of
oiling
exciting sexually
calling
firing the enthusiasm of
firing the imagination of
alerting
making wild
summoning up
heating up
more ❯
“We were finally able to engage him by talking about his pet dog.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to hire (somebody) for work or a job
hiring
employing
retaining
appointing
commissioning
recruiting
enlisting
chartering
enrolling
taking on
assuming
booking
paying
placing
procuring
reserving
securing
leasing
prearranging
renting
bespeaking
laying on
taking into employment
having in employment
putting on
securing the services of
signing on
signing up
taking on board
trucking with
bringing on board
coming on board
having on the payroll
putting on the payroll
“We basically engage these individuals as casual workers through a recruitment agency.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to confront or come up against
combatting
combating
battling
clashing
confronting
contending
countering
defying
opposing
repelling
resisting
tackling
withstanding
attacking
encountering
taking on
facing
meeting
assailing
doing battle with
fighting with
assaulting
battling with
beginning battle with
clashing with
contesting
fighting
launching
setting upon
skirmishing with
striking
grappling with
scrapping with
waging war against
wresting with
entering into combat with
falling on
mounting an attack on
taking up arms against
waging war on
coming to close quarters with
giving battle to
joining battle with
“We have been given authority to engage enemy forces on sight.”
Verb
▲
(engage in) Present participle for to participate or become involved in
participating
joining
partaking
abetting
collaborating
contributing
cooperating
playing
undertaking
sharing
entering
practicingUS
practisingUK
becoming involved
tackling
embarking on
launching into
occupying oneself
taking part
throwing oneself
going in for
having a hand
playing a part
playing a role
setting about
keeping busy with
“Charities will typically engage in a variety of activities to raise funds.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to pledge or enter into a contract to do something
pledging
committing
contracting
covenanting
promising
undertaking
agreeing
guaranteeing
vowing
binding
obliging
affiancing
betrothing
obligating
vouching
committing oneself
binding oneself
negotiating a deal
reaching an agreement
entering into an agreement
giving one's word
“I would engage to pay him a weekly wage for some work that needed to be done.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to interconnect and bring into operation
interlocking
joining
meshing
interconnecting
intermeshing
locking
applying
connecting
triggering
uniting
activating
coupling
dovetailing
interacting
yoking
fastening
interlacing
interplaying
joining together
setting going
fitting together
getting going
slotting in
fitting into place
switching on
“I found a sweet spot where the clutch lets the gears engage after raising the pedal a few inches.”
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