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Interest

🔄 Synonyms of "Interest"

10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
concernnoun	That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone.
worryverb	(intransitive) To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt.
occupyverb	To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of.
stakenoun	A share or interest in a business or a given situation.
involvementnoun	The act of involving, or the state of being involved.
sakenoun	cause, interest or account
pastimenoun	Something which amuses, and serves to make time pass agreeably.
interest groupnoun	An advocacy group.
interestingnessnoun	The state or quality of being interesting.
matter toverb	be of importance or consequence

↔️ Antonyms of "Interest"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
boreverb	(transitive) To inspire boredom in somebody.
tirenoun	(intransitive) To become sleepy or weary.
uninterestingnessnoun	The state or quality of being uninteresting.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Interest"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
interest groupnoun	An advocacy group.
occupynoun	Synonym of OWS (“"Occupy Wall Street" protest movement”).
involvementnoun	The act of involving, or the state of being involved.
sakenoun	cause, interest or account
concernnoun	That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone.
pastimenoun	Something which amuses, and serves to make time pass agreeably.
stakenoun	A share or interest in a business or a given situation.
worrynoun	A strong feeling of anxiety.
matter toverb	be of importance or consequence
profitnoun	(accounting, economics) Total income or cash flow minus expenditures. The money or other benefit a non-governmental organization or individual receives in exchange for products and services sold at an advertised price.
annuitynoun	(insurance, pensions) A right to receive amounts of money regularly over a certain fixed period, in perpetuity, or, especially, over the remaining life or lives of one or more beneficiaries.
ratesnoun	(British, New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong) Taxes, usually on property, levied by local government.
incomenoun	Money one earns by working or by capitalising on the work of others.
usufructnoun	(law) The legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person, as long as the property is not damaged.
vignoun	(slang) Synonym of vigorish (“charge taken on bets”).
lawnoun	(usually with "the") The body of binding rules and regulations, customs, and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.
ownershipnoun	The state of having complete legal control of something; possession; proprietorship.
commitmentnoun	Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially:
lobbyistnoun	A person who is paid to lobby politicians and encourage them to vote a certain way or otherwise use their office to effect a desired result.
appealnoun	A call to a person or an authority for a decision, help, or proof; an entreaty, an invocation.