David has a keen interest in aesthetics — the qualities that make a painting, sculpture, musical composition, or poem pleasing to the eye, ear, or mind.
Source: tatoeba (1907)
Interest
/ˈɪn.tɹɛst/
Synonyms for "interest" (626 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (126)
Noun(7 words)
absolute interestabsorbabsorptionaccentaccountaccrued dividendsaccumulated dividendsacquisitivenessactivitiesactivityadvantageadvocacyaegisaffairaffairsaffectaffect the interestaffectionaffirmativeagacerie
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allotmentallowanceallureallurementamuseamusementanimateansweranswer toappealappertain toapplicabilityapplicationapply toappositenessappurtenancearouseassociateattentionattentivenessattractattractionattractivenessauspicesauthorityautismavailavocationayebackingbagbaitbank ratebe attractivebear onbear uponbearingbeckonbeguilementbeguilingbehalfbehoofbelongbelong tobenefitbenisonbewitcherybewitchmentbiasbig endbigger halfbirthrightbitbiteblandishmentblessingboonbreakaway groupbribebringbudgetbusinesscajolerycampcampaigncapital gainscaptivatecaptivationcapturecarecareerismcarrotcarrycash dividendcatchcatch up incathexiscaucuscausechampionshipcharismacharitycharmcharmingnesschunkclaimcleanupclear profitcome-hithercommercecommissioncommitmentcommoncompensatory interestcompound interestconconcern
Adjective(1 words)
anticipatory thrill
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (187)
Noun(24 words)
concerncostcuriositiescuriositycuriosity about historycuriosity cultivationdalliancesdevotionengageengaged stateengaging performanceenthusiasmsequityfascinatefascinationfeefeeling curiousfeeling of matteringinquisitivenessinterest group
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concernmentconjugal rightconnectconnectionconsequenceconsequentialityconsiderationcontingentcontingent interestconveniencecorrespondcorrespond tocountenancecrusadecumulative dividendcuriositycurious mindcuriousnesscutdeal
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deal withdecidedemanddestinydeterminediscount ratediscriminationdisposedistractdiversiondivertdividenddividendsdivine rightdivisiondoingdoledragdrawdraw indrivedroitdueearnestearningseasementego tripegotismembarrassemphasisemployemploymentenchantmentencouragementendengageengagementengrossengrossmentenlistenmeshentangleenterpriseentertainmententhrallmententhusiasmenticemententrapmentequal shareequitable interestequityestateethnic groupexcellenceexciteexcite interestexcitementexorbitant interestextra dividendfactionfacultyfaithfascinatefascinationfatefavorfavoritismfetchfieldfillipfilthy lucrefireflirtationforbidden fruitfosteragefunctiongaingainsgermanenessgetget to dogettingsghoulishnessglamourgleaninggleaningsgoodgoodwillgraspingnessgreat causegreedgrossgross interestgross profitguidancehalfhalverhave connection withheedhelpinghigh orderhigh rankhoardhobbyholdholdingimplicateimportimportanceinalienable rightincentiveinciteincitementinclinationinclineincomeindividualisminduceinducementinequalityinfectinfluenceinquiring mindinquisitivenessinside trackinterest groupinterest ininterest rateinterestednessinterestsinterim dividendintrigueinveiglementinvestmentinvitationinviteinvolveinvolve ininvolvement
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (313)
issueitch for knowledgejobkillingkindlelaborleadleaningliaise withlifeworklimitationlink withlively interestlookoutlotlucrative interestlucreluremagnetismmakings
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markmass movementmaterialitymattermatter of interestmeasuremeddlesomenessmeedmelonmental acquisitivenessmeritmessminority groupmodicummoietymomentmorbid curiositymortgage pointsmovemovementnarcissismnatural rightnayneat profitnegativenepotismnetnet interestnet profitnonosinessnotenoticeoccupationofficiousnessoffshootone-sidednessoptional dividendpaper profitsparamountcypartparti prispartialityparticipationpartisanismpartisanshippartypassionpastimepatronagepaymentpelfpenal interestpercentageperkperksperquisitepersonal aimspersonal ambitionpersonal desirespersonalismpersuadepersuasivepertain topertinencephony dividendpickingspiecepiqueplaquepleaseplumpointpolitical partyportionpossessivenesspowerprecedencepreeminencepreferencepreferential treatmentpremiumprerogativeprescriptionpressure grouppresumptive rightpretensepretensionprevail uponpriceprice of moneyprimacyprinciplepriorityprivatismproproceedingproceedsprocureprofitprofitspromptproper claimpropertyproperty rightproportionprosperityprovocationprovokeprurienceprurient interestpryingpullpursuitquantumquickenquotarake offrake-offraterate of interestrationreason for beingreceiptsreferrefer toreferenceregardregular dividendrelaterelate torelatednessrelaxationrelevanceremotenessrespectreturnreturnsrevenuerewardrightright of entryscopophiliascrutinysecondingsectseducementseductionseductivenesssegmentself-absorptionself-admirationself-advancementself-centerednessself-considerationself-containmentself-devotionself-esteemself-importanceself-indulgenceself-interestself-interestednessself-jealousyself-occupationself-pleasingself-seekingself-servingself-solicitudeself-sufficiencyselfishnessselfismservicesettlementsex appealsharesidesignificancesilent majoritysimple interestslicesmall sharesnaresnaringspecial dividendspecial favorspecial interestspicesplintersplinter groupsponsorshipstakestimulatestimulationstimulativestimulusstockstock dividendstorestressstrict settlementsuck insuck intosuctionsummonsuperioritysupremacyswaysweetenersweeteningsympathytaketake-intalk intotangletantalizationtantalizeteasetempttemptationthe affirmativethe negativethingthirst for knowledgetickletie intie in withtitillatetitletouchtouch upontransactiontreat oftrusttutelageundertakingundetachmentundispassionatenessunneutralityuseusuryvaluevested interestvested rightvocal minorityvoyeurismwealthweightwelfarewell-beingwhetwhet the appetitewingwinning wayswinningswinsomenesswitcherywooingworkworld of goodworthzest
Noun(25 words)
it matteredit mattersmattermatter in educationmatter in questionmatter to resultsmatteringmatters for yieldmatters in schoolmatters to teachersmerakmotivation leveloccupyownershippastimepiquingpreoccupypursuitsakeshare
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Adjective(1 words)
mental need
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: stake, absolute interest, absorb, absorption, accent.
- Sentence evidence is available for interest, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "interest".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "interest"
Keep "interest" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "interest" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "interest", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "interest" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
46 entriesShowing 16 of 46 words.
More specific
13 entriescompound interesteagernessinquisitivenessinterest a classinterest clubsinterest parentsinterest readersinterest studentsinterest teachersownershippart ownershipproprietorshipsimple interest
Collocations
9 entriescompound interestfinancial interesthigh interestinterest groupinterest in learninginterest ratelose interestshow interestsimple interest
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
5 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesTranslations
82 translations across 64 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- interesim noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Arabic
1 entries- اِهْتِمَام noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Armenian
1 entries- հետաքրքրություն noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- maraq noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Belarusian
2 entries- ціка́васць noun (great attention and concern from someone)
- інтарэ́с noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Bulgarian
1 entries- интере́с noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Catalan
1 entries- interès noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 興趣 /兴趣 noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 興趣 /兴趣 noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Czech
1 entries- zájem noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Danish
1 entries- interesse noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Dutch
1 entries- interesse noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Esperanto
1 entries- intereso noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Estonian
1 entries- huvi noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Finnish
2 entries- kiinnostus noun (great attention and concern from someone)
- mielenkiinto noun (great attention and concern from someone)
French
1 entries- intérêt noun (great attention and concern from someone)
German
1 entries- Interesse noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Greek
1 entries- ενδιαφέρον noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Hebrew
1 entries- עניין \ עִנְיָן noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Hindi
1 entries- रुचि noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Hungarian
1 entries- érdeklődés noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Icelandic
1 entries- áhugi noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Indonesian
2 entries- ketertarikan noun (great attention and concern from someone)
- minat noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Interlingua
1 entries- interesse noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Iranian Persian
2 entries- اِهْتِمام noun (great attention and concern from someone)
- عَلاقِه noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Irish
2 entries- spéis noun (great attention and concern from someone)
- suim noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Italian
1 entries- interesse noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Japanese
2 entries- 興味 noun (great attention and concern from someone)
- 関心 noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Kazakh
1 entries- қызығу noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Korean
2 entries- 관심 noun (great attention and concern from someone)
- 흥미 noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- кызыгуу noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Latvian
1 entries- interese noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Lithuanian
3 entries- domėjimasis noun (great attention and concern from someone)
- interesas noun (great attention and concern from someone)
- susidomėjimas noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Macedonian
1 entries- интерес noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Malay
1 entries- minat noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Malayalam
1 entries- താല്പര്യം noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Manx
1 entries- foayr noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Marathi
1 entries- स्वारस्य noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Māori
1 entries- aronga noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Northern Kurdish
3 entries- balkêşî noun (great attention and concern from someone)
- entres noun (great attention and concern from someone)
- mereq noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- interesse noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- interesse noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Occitan
1 entries- interès noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Polish
1 entries- zainteresowanie noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Portuguese
1 entries- interesse noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Romanian
2 entries- interes noun (great attention and concern from someone)
- interes material noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Russian
1 entries- интере́с noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- suim noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- ȉnterēs noun (great attention and concern from someone)
- и̏нтере̄с noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Sicilian
1 entries- ntiressi noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Slovak
1 entries- záujem noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Slovene
2 entries- interes noun (great attention and concern from someone)
- zanimanje noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Southern Altai
1 entries- јилбӱ noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Spanish
2 entries- aras noun (great attention and concern from someone)
- interés noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Swedish
1 entries- intresse noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Tagalog
1 entries- kawilihan noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Tajik
1 entries- шавқ noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Tamil
1 entries- அக்கறை noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Telugu
1 entries- ఆసక్తి noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Turkish
1 entries- ilgi noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Udmurt
2 entries- интерес noun (great attention and concern from someone)
- тунсык noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Ukrainian
2 entries- ціка́вість noun (great attention and concern from someone)
- інтере́с noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Urdu
2 entries- دِلْچَسْپی noun (great attention and concern from someone)
- عِلاقَہ noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Volapük
1 entries- nited noun (great attention and concern from someone)
Sample sentences
37 total sentences available.
My interest is in the future because I'm going to spend the rest of my life there.
Source: tatoeba (2286)
I have no interest in putting my money into your dreams.
Source: tatoeba (16892)
A bank lends us money at interest.
Source: tatoeba (18418)
Showing 4 of 37 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "interest"?
Closest matches include stake, absolute interest, absorb, absorption, accent.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "interest"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.