Engaging vs Suspicious - What's the difference?
engaging | suspicious | Related terms |
That engages the attention; engrossing, interesting; enthralling.
Charming; attractive, especially of a manner or behaviour.
Arousing suspicion.
Distrustful or tending to suspect.
Expressing suspicion
Engaging is a related term of suspicious.
As adjectives the difference between engaging and suspicious
is that engaging is that engages the attention; engrossing, interesting; enthralling while suspicious is arousing suspicion.As a verb engaging
is .engaging
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- I found the first of the Harry Potter books a very engaging read.
- Beauty, of course, and a bright, engaging personality — or at least the ability to fake one — are prerequisites for entering the Miss World competition.
Derived terms
* engagingness * unengagingSynonyms
* (that engages the attention) absorbing, compelling, engrossing, enthralling, interesting * (charming) appealing, attractive, sweetAntonyms
* (that engages the attention) boring, dull, unengaging, uninteresting * (charming) boorish, rude, uncivil, uncivilisedVerb
(head)suspicious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- His suspicious behaviour brought him to the attention of the police.
- I have a suspicious attitude to get-rich-quick schemes.
- She gave me a suspicious look.