Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb intrigue

2 senses of intrigue

Sense 1
intrigue, fascinate -- (cause to be interested or curious)
       => matter to, interest -- (be of importance or consequence; "This matters to me!")

Sense 2
scheme, intrigue, connive -- (form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner)
       => plot -- (plan secretly, usually something illegal; "They plotted the overthrow of the government")

Antonyms of adj intriguing

2 senses of intriguing

Sense 1
challenging, intriguing -- (disturbingly provocative; "an intriguing smile")

INDIRECT (VIA provocative) -> unprovocative, unprovoking -- (not provocative)

Sense 2
intriguing -- (capable of arousing interest or curiosity; "our team came up with some most intriguing finds")

INDIRECT (VIA interesting) -> uninteresting -- (arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement; "a very uninteresting account of her trip")

Similarity of adj intriguing

2 senses of intriguing

Sense 1
challenging, intriguing -- (disturbingly provocative; "an intriguing smile")
       => provocative (vs. unprovocative) -- (serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy; "a provocative remark"; "a provocative smile"; "provocative Irish tunes which...compel the hearers to dance"- Anthony Trollope)

Sense 2
intriguing -- (capable of arousing interest or curiosity; "our team came up with some most intriguing finds")
       => interesting (vs. uninteresting) -- (arousing or holding the attention)