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Fascinating vs Intriguing - What's the difference?

fascinating | intriguing | Synonyms |

Intriguing is a synonym of fascinating.



As adjectives the difference between fascinating and intriguing

is that fascinating is having interesting qualities; captivating; attractive while intriguing is causing a desire to know more; mysterious.

As verbs the difference between fascinating and intriguing

is that fascinating is present participle of lang=en while intriguing is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun intriguing is

{{cx|dated|lang=en}} An intrigue.

fascinating

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having interesting qualities; captivating; attractive.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • intriguing

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing a desire to know more; mysterious.

    • Synonyms

    * fascinating, interesting, attractive

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An intrigue.
  • * Thomas Longueville, The Curious Case of Lady Purbeck
    • In all these negotiations, and caballings, and intriguings , the person most concerned, Frances Coke, the beauty and the heiress, was only the ball in the game.