involved
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- complicated, complex, confusing, convoluted, elaborate, intricate, labyrinthine, tangled, tortuous
- concerned, caught (up), implicated, mixed up in or with, participating, taking part

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Antonyms: uninvolved
Contrasted words: easy, facile, simple
Related Words: confused, muddled, enmeshed, entangled

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English Thesaurus: complicated, complex, elaborate, involved, convoluted, ...

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in‧volved S2 W3 /ɪnˈvɒlvd $ ɪnˈvɑːlvd/ adjective
[Word Family: verb: involve; noun: involvement; adjective: involved ≠ UNINVOLVED]

1. be/get involved to take part in an activity or event, or be connected with it in some way
be/get involved in
More than 30 software firms were involved in the project.
I don’t want to get involved in some lengthy argument about who is to blame.
I’m afraid your son’s been involved in an accident (=he is one of the people in an accident).
be/get involved with
Landel has been involved with the Hercules project for years.
actively/deeply/heavily involved (=involved very much)
Mrs. Cummings has been actively involved with the church for years.

2. work/effort etc involved in doing something the amount of work, effort etc that is needed in order to make something succeed:
Most people don’t realize the amount of effort involved in writing a novel.

3. be involved with somebody
a) to be having a romantic relationship with someone, especially a sexual one:
The senator denied that he was romantically involved with a member of his staff.
b) to spend time with someone that you have a relationship with:
Fathers are encouraged to be more involved with their families.

4. having so many different parts that it is difficult to understand Synonym : complicated:
The plot was so involved that very few people knew what was going on.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

involved
adj.
I. taking part in sth
VERBS be | become, get
ADV. closely, deeply, heavily, intimately, very She became heavily involved in politics.
actively He wanted to be actively involved in school life.
directly Drugs were not directly involved in her death.
personally
PREP. in He was involved in a road accident.
with She first became involved with the organization in 1998.

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involved
II. emotionally connected with sb
VERBS be | become, get
ADV. deeply, heavily, very | personally | emotionally, romantically, sexually
PREP. with I never wanted to get emotionally involved with him.

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involved
III. complicated
VERBS be, look, seem, sound | become, get
ADV. extremely, terribly, very It all sounds terribly involved and complicated.
rather

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complicated consisting of a lot of different parts or details and therefore difficult to understand:
The rules of the game seemed very complicated.
I didn’t realize programming the VCR would be so complicated.
The brain is like a very powerful, very complicated computer.
a complicated issue
complex a complex process, relationship etc is difficult to understand because it has a lot of parts that are all connected in different ways:
The chemical processes involved are extremely complex.
the complex relationship between government and the media
elaborate having a lot of parts or details and very carefully planned, but often more complicated than is necessary:
Mike had worked out an elaborate system for categorizing his collection of DVDs.
The plan to kidnap her had become even more elaborate.
Sociologists have been coming up with increasingly elaborate theories to explain unsafe sexual practices.
involved very long and complicated – use this especially about something that you think should be made simpler:
The system for choosing candidates is very involved, and I won’t go into it here.
Adopting a child can be a long involved process.
convoluted too complicated and difficult to understand – used especially about someone’s language or arguments, or about a system:
convoluted sentences
Procedures for government funding have become more convoluted.
James’s books are full of long paragraphs and convoluted sentences, which many people do not find appealing.
intricate having a lot of small parts or details – used especially about something that is cleverly designed or made:
Lasers are used to cut intricate designs in the metal.
The farmers use an intricate system of drainage canals.
the intricate workings of a watch
intricate patterns of coloured marble
a leisure complex (=where you can play sports or relax)
The new leisure complex includes a swimming pool, a sauna and a gym.
a shopping complex
Some old buildings were pulled down to make space for a new shopping complex.
a sports complex
The sports complex also has six tennis courts.
an entertainment complex (=with cinemas, restaurants and other places to go)
There are plans for an entertainment complex with cinemas and a bowling alley.
a holiday complex (=one where people go for holidays)
The lively holiday complex has plenty of nightclubs, bars, and restaurants.
a housing/residential complex (=for people to live in)
Architects designed the residential complexes near the beach.
a retail/commercial complex (=for shops, businesses, or industries)
a ten-screen movie theater and retail complex
an office/museum/hospital etc complex
a 120-acre office complex near Las Vegas
an apartment complex American English
a luxury apartment complex on Fulton Street
building a structure such as a house, church, or factory, that has a roof and walls:
The college needs money to pay for new buildings.
property formal a building or piece of land, or both together - used especially when talking about buying and selling buildings or land:
The next property they looked at was too small.
The company received permission to build six residential properties on the land.
premises formal the buildings and land that a shop, restaurant, company etc uses:
You are not allowed to drink alcohol on the premises.
The bread is baked on the premises.
development a group of new buildings that have all been planned and built together on the same piece of land:
a new housing development
a huge industrial development
block especially British English a large tall building that contains apartments or offices, or is part of a school, university, or hospital:
an office block
a block of flats
a tower block (=a very tall building - often used disapprovingly)
My next lecture is in the science block.
facility especially American English a place or building used for a particular activity or industry:
a research facility on campus
edifice formal a large building, especially one that is tall and impressive - a very formal use:
Their head office was an imposing edifice.
structure formal something that has been made to stand upright - used especially when talking about buildings:
The stone arch is one of the town’s oldest existing structures.
an immense barn-like structure
Mogul calls this building, designed by Donald and John Parkinson in 1928, ‘the most important structure in Los Angeles of the 20th century.’

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participate formal to do an activity together with other people:
He always participates in classroom activities.
The people should have the right to participate in discussions about their future.
There are many ways people can participate in sports.
Who will be participating?
take part to participate in something. Take part is less formal that participate and is more common in everyday English:
Nearly 500 teams took part in the competition.
She was asked to take part in a TV debate on drugs.
Anyone who is over 18 can take part.
play a part/role to take part in something in a useful way:
Everyone can play a part in improving the security of their neighborhood.
Schneider played a key role in getting the organization started.
be involved to take part in an activity in some way:
He has denied being involved in the murder.
It was a big project and many people were involved.
be active in something to actively take part in the work of an organization such as a political group or church:
He is very active in the church’s work with homeless people.
She is no longer active in politics.
compete to take part in a competition or race:
Athletes from all over the world will be competing.
She’s hoping to compete in the Olympic Games.

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