Better word for involved

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1. involved

   That is complex which is made up of several connected parts. That is compound in which the parts are not merely connected, but fused, or otherwise combined into a single substance. In a composite object the different parts have less of unity than in that which is complex or compound, but maintain their distinct individuality. In a heterogeneous body unlike parts or particles are intermingled, often without apparent order or plan. Conglomerate (literally, globed together) is said of a confused mingling of masses or lumps of various substances. The New England pudding-stone is a conglomerate rock. In a complex object the arrangement and relation of parts may be perfectly clear; in a complicated mechanism the parts are so numerous, or so combined, that the mind can not readily grasp their mutual relations; in an intricate arrangement the parts are so intertwined that it is difficult to follow their windings; things are involved which are rolled together so as not to be easily separated, either in thought or in fact; things which are tangled or entangled mutually hold and draw upon each other. The conception of a material object is usually complex, involving form, color, size, and other elements; a clock is a complicated mechanism; the Gordian knot was intricate; the twining serpents of the Laocoon are involved. We speak of an abstruse statement, a complex conception, a confused heap, a heterogeneous mass, a tangled skein, an intricate problem; of composite architecture, an involved sentence; of the complicated or intricate accounts of a great business, the entangled accounts of an incompetent or dishonest bookkeeper.

   Synonyms:
   abstruse, complex, complicated, composite, compound, confused, conglomerate, entangled, heterogeneous, intricate, manifold, mingled, mixed, multiform, obscure, tangled

   Antonyms:
   clear, direct, homogeneous, obvious, plain, simple, uncombined, uncompounded, uniform, unraveled

Princeton’s WordNetRate these synonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

1. involvedadjective

   connected by participation or association or use

   «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»; «everyone involved in the bribery case has been identified»

   Synonyms:
   knotty, convoluted, mired, tortuous, tangled

   Antonyms:
   simple, uncommitted, unenclosed, unencumbered, unattached, unconcerned, uninvolved

2. involved, miredadjective

   entangled or hindered as if e.g. in mire

   «the difficulties in which the question is involved»; «brilliant leadership mired in details and confusion»

   Synonyms:
   involved, knotty, convoluted, mired, tortuous, tangled

   Antonyms:
   uncommitted, simple, unattached, unconcerned, uninvolved, unenclosed, unencumbered

3. involvedadjective

   emotionally involved

   Synonyms:
   knotty, convoluted, mired, tortuous, tangled

   Antonyms:
   unconcerned, unattached, unenclosed, uninvolved, simple, unencumbered, uncommitted

4. Byzantine, convoluted, involved, knotty, tangled, tortuousadjective

   highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious

   «the Byzantine tax structure»; «Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship»; «convoluted legal language»; «convoluted reasoning»; «the plot was too involved»; «a knotty problem»; «got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering»; «Oh, what a tangled web we weave»- Sir Walter Scott; «tortuous legal procedures»; «tortuous negotiations lasting for months»

   Synonyms:
   involved, knotty, problematical, twisty, convolute, twisting, winding, problematic, mired, gnarled, gnarly, tangled, knobbed, tough, knotted, elusive, snarly, voluminous, tortuous, convoluted, baffling, snarled

   Antonyms:
   uninvolved, unencumbered, unconcerned, simple, unenclosed, unattached, uncommitted

5. involvedadjective

   enveloped

   «a castle involved in mist»; «the difficulties in which the question is involved»

   Synonyms:
   knotty, convoluted, mired, tortuous, tangled

   Antonyms:
   unencumbered, unconcerned, uninvolved, uncommitted, unattached, simple, unenclosed

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1. List of paraphrases for «involved»:

   concerned, implicated, engaged, participated, participating, participant, interested, affected, associated, participate, participation, incurred, relevant, committed, included, associate, involving, related, participants, embroiled, linked, involvement, implied, entailed, covered, involve, game

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1. Faisal Naeem:

   I think it’s really good to get kids involved and to let them know what the important stuff really is. it’s 20 bucks, but coming from Jack collecting his pennies, it’s worth 20 million bucks to me and to our community.

2. Diana Schalow:

   I think there’s foul play involved, i think someone has her. I’m hoping that she’s okay and will come home to us safe.

3. Jody Allen:

   We all know Paul Allen would have been proud to witness today’s historic achievement, the aircraft is a remarkable engineering achievement and we congratulate everyone involved.

4. Bob Rucho:

   We deserve a voice as much as any other state, any state that chooses to should be able to have their citizens be involved in the process of choosing the candidate. The other system has made selections from Dole to McCain to Romney, and each of them did not succeed in winning the presidency. We just feel there is a better way of doing this.

5. Donald Trump:

   You absolutely have to get involved with China, they are taking so much of what we have in terms of jobs, in terms of money, we just can’t do it any longer.

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