Engrossing and Hackneyed

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Engrossing adjective - Holding the attention or provoking interest.

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Hackneyed is an antonym for engrossing.

Nearby Words: engrossed, engrossment

Hackneyed adjective - Used or heard so often as to be dull.

Usage example: it's hackneyed, but true—the more you save the more you earn

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Engrossing is an antonym for hackneyed.

Nearby Word: hackney

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Hackneyed and Engrossing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/engrossing/hackneyed

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