interest
n
1 affection, attention, attentiveness, attraction, concern, curiosity, notice, regard, suspicion, sympathy
2 concern, consequence, importance, moment, note, relevance, significance, weight
3 activity, diversion, hobby, leisure activity, pastime, preoccupation, pursuit, relaxation
4 advantage, benefit, boot (dialect) gain, good, profit
5 in the interest of for the sake of, on behalf of, on the part of, profitable to, to the advantage of
6 authority, claim, commitment, influence, investment, involvement, participation, portion, right, share, stake
7 (often plural)
affair, business, care, concern, matter
vb
8 amuse, arouse one's curiosity, attract, catch one's eye, divert, engross, fascinate, hold the attention of, intrigue, move, touch
9 affect, concern, engage, involve
Antonyms
, n
1 boredom, coolness, disinterest, dispassion, disregard, unconcern
2 inconsequence, insignificance, irrelevance, worthlessness
vb bore, burden, irk, repel, tire, weary