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Definition/Meaning

(adjective)

one who is distracted or occupied with other thoughts;

e.g. He found himself preoccupied with his research.

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Similar Words

Absent

Absentminded

Absorbed

Abstracted

Bemused

Bewitched

Captivated

Charmed

Distracted

Enchanted

Engaged

Hardworking

Hypertense

Interested

Intrigued

Involved

Knee-deep

Obsessed

Philosophical

Self-reflective

Serious-minded

Unabsorbed

Unfocused

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Opposite Words

Absorbed

Alert

Alive

Argus-eyed

Attentive

Awake

Aware

Bored

Clearheaded

Conscious

Deep

Engaged

Heads-up

Heedful

Intent

Jaded

Mindful

Observant

Open-eyed

Rapt

Tiptoe

Tired

Uninvolved

Vigilant

Wary

Watchful

Wideawake

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Related Words

Absentminded

Absorbed

Active

Aflutter

Antsy

Anxious

Assiduous

At

Atwitter

Befuddled

Bemused

Bewildered

Broody

Bustling

Busy

Busyness

Clueless

Cogitative

Confused

Contemplative

Dazed

Diligent

Edgy

Engaged

Faraway

Flighty

Foggy

Forgetful

Goosey

Hazy

Heedless

Hopping

Inattentive

Industrious

Insecure

Insensible

Intent

Interested

Intrigued

Involved

Jittery

Jumpy

Laborious

Meditative

Melancholy

Musing

Nervous

Nervy

Oblivious

Obsessed

Pensive

Perturbed

Queasy

Queer

Rapt

Reflective

Ruminant

Sedulous

Tense

Thoughtful

Troubled

Unaware

Unconscious

Uneasy

Unfocused

Unknowing

Unmindful

Unperceptive

Unquiet

Unthinking

Unwary

Unwitting

Upset

Uptight

Vacant

Working

Worried

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