focused

focused

adjective

Definition of FOCUSED

1

having the mind fixed on something <was focused on the football game and didn't hear me knock>

Synonyms absorbed, deep, engrossed, enthralled, focused (also focussed), immersed, intent, observant, rapt

Related Words engaged, interested, intrigued, involved; hypnotized, mesmerized; alert, alive, conscious, open-eyed, watchful, wide-awake

Near Antonyms daydreaming, dreamy, faraway, foggy, hazy, lost, oblivious, preoccupied, remote; apathetic, disinterested, uninterested

Antonyms absent, absentminded, abstracted, distracted, inattentive, inobservant, unabsorbed, unfocused (also unfocussed)

2

not divided or scattered among several areas of interest or concern <a focused effort to provide shelter for the homeless during the winter>

Synonyms all, concentrated, entire, exclusive, focused (also focussed), undivided

Related Words absolute, complete, full, lump, teetotal, thorough, total, unadulterated, unalloyed, unqualified, utter; comprehensive, intact, integral, perfect, unbroken

Near Antonyms deficient, fragmental, fragmentary, halfway, incomplete, partial

Antonyms diffuse, divided, scattered

Variants of FOCUSED

focused also focussed