Interested
Interested adjective - Having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern.
Rapt and interested are semantically related. in attentive topic. In some cases you can use "Rapt" instead an adjective "Interested".
Rapt
Rapt adjective - Having the mind fixed on something.
Usage example: with a mixture of delight and awe, the rapt children stared at the chick in the incubator breaking out of its shell
Nearby Word: rapturous
Mutual synonyms
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