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- [in-volvd]
- /ɪnˈvɒlvd/
- /ɪnˈvɒlvd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [in-volvd]
- /ɪnˈvɒlvd/
Definitions of involved word
- adjective involved very intricate or complex: an involved reply. 1
- adjective involved implicated: involved in crime. 1
- adjective involved concerned in some affair, especially in a way likely to cause danger or unpleasantness: I didn't call the police because I didn't want to get involved. 1
- adjective involved committed or engaged, as in a political cause or artistic movement: The civil rights demonstration attracted the involved young people of the area. 1
- verb with object involved to include as a necessary circumstance, condition, or consequence; imply; entail: This job involves long hours and hard work. 1
- verb with object involved to engage or employ. 1
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Origin of involved
First appearance:
before 1600 One of the 39% oldest English words
First recorded in 1600-10; involve + -ed2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Involved
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
involved popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
involved usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for involved
adj involved
- muddled — to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
- sophisticated — sophisticated.
- winding — the act of winding.
- tangled — snarled, interlaced, or mixed up: tangled thread.
- convoluted — If you describe a sentence, idea, or system as convoluted, you mean that it is complicated and difficult to understand.
adjective involved
- complicated — If you say that something is complicated, you mean it has so many parts or aspects that it is difficult to understand or deal with.
- elaboration — The act or process of producing or refining with labor; improvement by successive operations; refinement.
- mixed up — completely confused or emotionally unstable: a mixed-up teenager.
- implicated — to show to be also involved, usually in an incriminating manner: to be implicated in a crime.
- immersed — plunged or sunk in or as if in a liquid.
Antonyms for involved
adj involved
- uncomplicated — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- blameless — Someone who is blameless has not done anything wrong.
- simple — easy to understand, deal with, use, etc.: a simple matter; simple tools.
- clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
- easy — not hard or difficult; requiring no great labor or effort: a book that is easy to read; an easy victory.
adjective involved
- uninvolved — very intricate or complex: an involved reply.
- exonerated — Freed from any question of guilt, acquitted.
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