This book is so absorbing that I can't put it down.
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Absorbing
//əbˈzɔː.bɪŋ//
Synonyms for "absorbing" (47 found)
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Closest matches (10)
Strong matches (14)
Adjective(4 words)
Adjective(3 words)
Related words (23)
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4 entriesderived from
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1 entriesrelated to
5 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
16 translations across 13 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- поглъщащ adj (engrossing)
- увлекателен adj (engrossing)
Dutch
2 entries- boeiend adj (engrossing)
- grijpend meeslepend adj (engrossing)
Finnish
1 entries- mukaansatempaava adj (engrossing)
German
1 entries- fesselnd adj (engrossing)
Indonesian
1 entries- penyerap adj (engrossing)
Interlingua
1 entries- absorbente adj (engrossing)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- absorberende adj (engrossing)
Portuguese
1 entries- absorvente adj (engrossing)
Russian
1 entries- увлека́тельный adj (engrossing)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- zanìmljiv adj (engrossing)
- занѝмљив adj (engrossing)
Spanish
1 entries- absorbente adj (engrossing)
Turkish
1 entries- sürükleyici adj (engrossing)
Volapük
1 entries- änüsugön adj (engrossing)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
Sound absorbing material is called acoustic material.
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An absorbing tale of adventure.
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Absorbing information on the internet is like drinking water from a fire hydrant.
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