Meaning & use

Involved

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Taking part in or connected with an activity or situation, or, of a situation, complicated and difficult to follow.

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She has been actively involved in local politics for years.

The tax case turned out to be far more involved than expected.

A note on using this word

"Involved" shifts meaning by position: placed before a noun it often means "complicated," while after a verb it usually means "participating."

Words with a similar meaning

engagedcomplex

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Words with an opposite meaning

uninvolvedsimple

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