absorbing

The word “absorbing” has 3 syllables: ab-sorb-ing.

It's pronounced as /əbˈsɔr.bɪŋ/.

What is synonym and antonym for absorbing?

In the thesaurus, “absorbing” has 35 synonyms and 34 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for absorbing along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for absorbing

accepting
arresting
assimilating
bearing
burning
captivating
consuming
depleting
draining
drinking
enduring
engaging
engrossing
enthralling
exhausting
fascinating
gripping
handling
immersing
incorporating
integrating
interesting
intriguing
involving
occupying
reducing
riveting
sipping
spellbinding
spending
standing
sustaining
swallowing
taking
tolerating

Antonyms for absorbing

augmenting
avoiding
boring
combating
combatting
contesting
declining
dismissing
drab
dry
dull
enforcing
enlarging
escaping
fighting
heavy
increasing
monotonous
opposing
refusing
reinforcing
rejecting
renewing
replacing
repudiating
repulsive
resisting
tedious
tiresome
tiring
turning down
uninteresting
wearisome
wearying

Meanings of absorbing

verb
1. To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up.
2. To engulf, as in water; to swallow up.
3. To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe, like a sponge or as the lacteals of the body; to chemically take in.
4. To take in energy and convert it, as.
5. To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully.
6. To occupy or consume time.
7. Assimilate mentally.
8. To assume or pay for as part of a commercial transaction.
9. To defray the costs.
10. To accept or purchase in quantity.
adjective
1. Engrossing, that sustains someone's interest.
2. (of a state) Allowing a process to enter it, but not to leave it.

Example Sentences

The novel was so absorbing that I couldn't put it down until I finished it.
She found the lecture on quantum mechanics to be incredibly absorbing.
The movie had an absorbing plot that kept me on the edge of my seat.
The artist's paintings were deeply absorbing, drawing viewers into their vivid worlds.
His enthusiasm for the subject made his presentations both informative and absorbing.

On this page you'll find 69 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to absorbing, such as: accepting, arresting, assimilating, augmenting, avoiding, bearing, boring.

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