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| 1. | [ adjective ] connected by participation or association or use | |
| Examples: | "we accomplished nothing, simply because of the large number of people involved" "the problems involved" "the involved muscles" "I don't want to get involved" |
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| Related terms: | uninvolved concerned active caught_up embroiled engaged concerned neck-deep | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] entangled or hindered as if e.g. in mire | |
| Synonyms: | mired | |
| Examples: | "the difficulties in which the question is involved" "brilliant leadership mired in details and confusion" |
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| Related terms: | encumbered | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] emotionally involved | |
| Synonyms: | involved_with | |
| Related terms: | attached | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] highly involved or intricate | |
| Synonyms: | intricate tortuous tangled knotty labyrinthine convoluted Byzantine | |
| Examples: | "the Byzantine tax structure" "convoluted reasoning" "intricate needlework" "the plot was too involved" "a knotty problem" "labyrinthine maneuvering" "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott |
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| Related terms: | complex | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] enveloped | |
| Examples: | "a castle involved in mist" "the difficulties in which the question is involved" |
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| Related terms: | enclosed | |
| Similar spelling: |
involve involvement involute involucre inviolate inviolable |
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