Involved meaning

What does “involved” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“involved” is an adjective with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: connected by participation or association or use.

involved

adjective

  1. connected by participation or association or use

    “we accomplished nothing, simply because of the large number of people involved”

    “the problems involved”

    Oppositesuninvolved
  2. entangled or hindered as if e.g. in mire

    “the difficulties in which the question is involved”

    “brilliant leadership mired in details and confusion”

    Synonymsmired
  3. emotionally involved

  4. highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious

    “the Byzantine tax structure”

    “Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship”

  5. enveloped

    “a castle involved in mist”

    “the difficulties in which the question is involved”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University