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Involvement

The act of involving, or the state of being involved.

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Narrower term 8

Commitment 76% connected

The act of committing, or putting in charge, keeping, or trust; consignment; esp., the act of committing to prison.

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Comprehension 76% connected

The act of comprehending, containing, or comprising; inclusion.

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Concern 76% connected

To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.

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Enthusiasm 76% connected

Inspiration as if by a divine or superhuman power; ecstasy; hence, a conceit of divine possession and revelation, or of being directly subject to som…

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Implication 76% connected

The act of implicating, or the state of being implicated.

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Inclusion 76% connected

The act of including, or the state of being included; limitation; restriction; as, the lines of inclusion of his policy.

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Intercession 76% connected

The act of interceding; mediation; interposition between parties at variance, with a view to reconcilation; prayer, petition, or entreaty in favor of…

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Intervention 76% connected

The act of intervening; interposition.

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Condition 76% connected

Mode or state of being; state or situation with regard to external circumstances or influences, or to physical or mental integrity, health, strength,…

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Connection 76% connected

The act of connecting, or the state of being connected; junction; union; alliance; relationship.

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Connexion 76% connected

Connection. See Connection.

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Curiosity 76% connected

The state or quality or being curious; nicety; accuracy; exactness; elaboration.

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Status 76% connected

State; condition; position of affairs.

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Wonder 76% connected

That emotion which is excited by novelty, or the presentation to the sight or mind of something new, unusual, strange, great, extraordinary, or not w…

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Affect 74% connected

To act upon; to produce an effect or change upon.

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Affect 74% connected

To act upon; to produce an effect or change upon.

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Involve 74% connected

To roll or fold up; to wind round; to entwine.

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Involve 74% connected

To roll or fold up; to wind round; to entwine.

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Participate 74% connected

Acting in common; participating.

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Participate 74% connected

Acting in common; participating.

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Synonym 8

Affair 92% connected

That which is done or is to be done; matter; concern; as, a difficult affair to manage; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public; --…

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Amour 92% connected

Love; affection.

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Engagement 92% connected

The act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or entering into contest.

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Interest 92% connected

To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing; as, the subject did not interest…

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Intimacy 92% connected

The state of being intimate; close familiarity or association; nearness in friendship.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Involution 92% connected

The act of involving or infolding.

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Liaison 92% connected

A union, or bond of union; an intimacy; especially, an illicit intimacy between a man and a woman.

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Participation 92% connected

The act or state of participating, or sharing in common with others; as, a participation in joy or sorrows.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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