TANTALIZED Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

tantalized

verb

past tense of tantalize

as in intrigued

to cause (someone) to feel interest or excitement about something that is very attractive, appealing, etc. She was tantalized by the possibility of earning a lot of money quickly.

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The artist who would eventually become the voice of a generation was then a 19-year-old college dropout bored with the Midwest and intrigued by the folk music coming out of Lower Manhattan’s Greenwich Village.

Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
He was intrigued by its interest in creating a more multicultural church.

Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024

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