Engrossing and Stale

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Engrossing adjective - Holding the attention or provoking interest.

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Stale is an antonym for engrossing.

Nearby Words: engrossed, engrossment

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

Usage example: viewers were bored by the stale story lines of the new crop of sitcoms

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Engrossing is an antonym for stale.

Nearby Words: staled, staling

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Stale and Engrossing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/engrossing/stale

Engrossing & Stale. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/engrossing/stale>.

Stale or Engrossing. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/engrossing/stale.

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