involved

[ in-volvd ]

adjective

1. very intricate or complex:

   an involved reply.

   Synonyms: tangled, knotty, complicated

   Antonyms: simple

2. implicated:

   involved in crime.

3. concerned in some affair, especially in a way likely to cause danger or unpleasantness:

   I didn't call the police because I didn't want to get involved.

4. committed or engaged, as in a political cause or artistic movement:

   The civil rights demonstration attracted the involved young people of the area.

involved

/ ɪnˈvɒlvd /

adjective

1. complicated; difficult to comprehend

   an involved literary style

2. usually postpositive concerned or implicated

   one of the men involved

3. euphemistic.
   postpositivefoll bywith having sexual relations

   she was involved with a number of men

Other Words From

• in·volv·ed·ly [in-, vol, -vid-lee, -, volvd, -], adverb
• in·volved·ness noun
• nonin·volved adjective
• unin·volved adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of involved¹

First recorded in 1600–10; involve + -ed ²

Example Sentences

The suggestion that those involved in completing Halyna Hutchins’ film were motivated by profit is disrespectful to those who worked tirelessly to honor her legacy.”

From BBC

A similar study looked at the thymus – a small organ involved in training the immune system.

From BBC

He certainly never read it personally but he knew many of the people involved because they had been in his first administration.

From Salon

Key suspects believed to be involved in the Salisbury nerve agent poisoning took part in a revealing Russian TV interview, an inquiry has been told.

From BBC

With this, researchers hope to find what factors are involved in sEV release from host cells.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• affected
• concerned
• embroiled
• entangled
• interested
• participating