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

Related Words

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