Engaging and Taking

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Engaging adjective - Having an often mysterious or magical power to attract.

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Taking is a synonym for engaging in like topic. In some cases you can use "Taking" instead an adjective "Engaging". dated substitute

Nearby Words: engage, engaged, engagement, engagingly

Taking adjective - Very pleasing to look at.

Usage example: had never seen such a taking city as Venice

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Engaging is a synonym for taking in like topic. You can use "Engaging" instead an adjective "Taking", if it concerns topics such as attractive.

Nearby Words: take, taken, taker, takingly

This trope applies to a good portion of anime characters, probably to appeal to a young audience while still being able to let the characters exhibit more mature behavior, like engaging in fierce combat or taking up leadership roles.

Source: Wise Beyond Their Years
Despite being just as skilled at his instrument, engaging in similarly technical solos, and (unlike Li), taking a big part in the main songwriting process, he is nowhere near as well-known as Li.

Source: Stuck in Their Shadow
The chapter that then follows is the author engaging in metafictional musing on how his characters seem to be taking on lives of their own, independent of his attempts to control the narrative.

Source: Literature / The French Lieutenant's Woman

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