Related Words for focus

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WordSyllablesCategories
centre
/x
Noun, Verb
center
/x
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
concentrate
/xx
Verb, Verb, Noun
pore
/
Noun, Noun, Verb
sharpen
/x
Verb, Verb
stress
/
Verb, Noun, Verb
rivet
/x
Verb, Noun, Verb
focal point
/x/
Phrase, Verb, Noun
slur
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb
refocus
x/x
Verb
focusses
/xx
Verb
emphasis
/xx
Noun
attentions
x/x
Noun
emphasizes
/xxx
Verb
spotlight
/x
Noun
prioritize
x/xx
Verb
shifts
/
Noun, Verb
concentrations
xx/x
Noun
priorities
x/xx
Noun
centred
/x
Adjective
devote
x/
Verb
perspective
x/x
Noun
preoccupation
xxx/x
Noun
reorient
x/xx
Verb
reflection
x/x
Noun
highlights
/x
Noun
emphasise
/xx
Verb
reflect
x/
Verb
motivation
xx/x
Noun
concerns
x/
Noun, Verb
focal
/x
Adjective
main
/
Adjective
preoccupied
x/xx
Verb
work
/
Noun
perception
x/x
Noun
aims
/
Noun
approaches
x/x
Noun
divert
x/
Verb
accentuate
x/xx
Verb
balance
/x
Noun
target
/x
Noun
impetus
/xx
Noun
dedicate
/xx
Verb
honing
/x
Noun
forefront
/x
Noun
control
x/
Noun
objective
x/x
Noun
attentiveness
x/xx
Noun
optic
/x
Adjective
field of view
///
Phrase, Noun
astigmatism
x/xxx
Noun
spot
/
Noun
reflector
x/x
Noun
ortho
/x
Noun
sunbeam
/x
Noun
beam
/
Noun
aperture
/xx
Noun
laser beam
/x/
Phrase, Noun
searchlight
/x
Noun
hot spot
//
Phrase, Noun
telescope
/xx
Noun
collimator
x/xx
Noun
aberration
xx/x
Noun
laser
/x
Noun
radiant
/xx
Noun
first light
//
Phrase, Noun
luminance
/xx
Noun
macula
/xx
Noun
shine
/
Noun
camera obscura
/xxx/x
Phrase, Noun
speculum
/xx
Noun
infrared
xx/
Name
speed of light
///
Phrase, Noun
star
/
Noun
glow
/
Noun
apex
/x
Noun
sharper
/x
Adverb, Adjective
echogenic
/x/x
Adjective
narrows
/x
Verb
paraxial
x/xx
Adjective
contrastive
x/x
Adjective
ellipse
x/
Noun
epileptic
xx/x
Adjective
myopic
x/x
Adjective
clearer
/x
Adjective
ectopic
x/x
Adjective
redirected
xx/x
Verb
irritable
/xxx
Adjective
exclusive
x/x
Adjective
christological
/x/xx
Adjective
broadens
/x
Verb
switches
/x
Verb
tuberculous
xxxx
Adjective
eurocentric
/x/x
Adjective
primary
/xx
Adjective
thematic
x/x
Adjective
unwavering
x/xx
Adjective
obsessive
x/x
Adjective
chapter
/x
Noun
lens
/
Noun
septic
/x
Adjective
tighter
/x
Adjective
misplaced
x/
Verb
heavily
/xx
Adverb
absorb
x/
Verb
accent
x/
Noun, Verb
accuracy
/xxx
Noun
action
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
activities
x/xx
Noun
address
/x
Noun, Verb
affect
x/
Verb, Noun
aforementioned
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
align
x/
Verb
allocate
/xx
Verb
analytic
xx/x
Adjective
angle
/x
Noun, Verb
are
/
Noun
area
/xx
Noun
aspect
/x
Noun, Verb
attach
x/
Verb
attaché
x/
Noun
attract
x/
Verb
attraction
x/x
Noun
axes
/x
Noun
axle
/x
Noun
backbone
/x
Noun
based
/
Verb, Adjective
bear
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
benefit
/xx
Noun, Verb
beware
x/
Verb
blur
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
brainstorming
/xx
Noun
breakout
/x
Noun, Adjective
bring
/
Verb
build
/
Verb, Noun
call
/
Verb, Noun
camera
/xx
Noun
capitalize
/xxx
Verb
care
/
Noun, Verb
careful
/x
Adjective
carry
/x
Verb, Noun
catering
/xx
Noun
caution
/x
Noun, Verb
centerline
/xx
Noun
central
/x
Adjective, Noun
centralism
/xxx
Noun
centralization
xxx/x
Noun
centrum
/x
Noun
ceremony
/xxx
Noun
channel
/x
Noun, Verb
chap
/
Noun, Verb
chat
/
Noun, Verb
circumscribe
xx/
Verb
comment
/x
Noun, Verb
commit
x/
Verb, Noun
commitment
x/x
Noun
component
x/x
Noun, Adjective
con
/
Noun, Verb
concept
/x
Noun, Verb
confine
x/
Verb, Noun
congregate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
consider
x/x
Verb
consideration
xxx/x
Noun
consolidate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
consultations
xx/x
Noun
consultative
x/xx
Adjective
consulting
x/x
Noun
controversial
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
converge
x/
Verb
convergence
x/x
Noun
conversation
xx/x
Noun, Verb
core
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
counseling
/xx
Noun
cover
/x
Verb, Noun, Adjective
crux
/
Noun
crystallize
/xx
Verb
deal
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
debate
x/
Noun, Verb
dedication
xx/x
Noun
desideratum
xx/xx
Noun
design
x/
Noun, Verb
devotion
x/x
Noun
dialogue
/xx
Noun, Verb
dim
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
dimension
x/x
Noun, Verb
direct
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
directions
x/x
Noun
discuss
x/
Verb
discussions
x/x
Noun
door
/
Noun, Verb
dossier
x/
Noun
draw
/
Verb, Noun
driven
/x
Adjective
dwell
/
Verb, Noun
effort
/x
Noun, Verb
element
/xx
Noun, Verb
endeavour
x/x
Noun, Verb
engage
x/
Verb
engulf
x/
Verb
especially
x/x
Adverb
essence
/x
Noun
examine
x/x
Verb, Noun
eyes
/
Noun
facility
x/xx
Noun
field
/
Noun, Verb
file
/
Noun, Verb
fore
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
foreground
/x
Noun, Verb
fox
/
Noun, Verb
foyer
/x
Noun
framework
/x
Noun
give
/
Verb, Noun
goals
/
Adjective
grant
/
Noun, Verb
group
/
Noun, Verb
guidance
/x
Noun
guide
/
Noun, Verb
guideline
/x
Noun
headlamp
//
Noun
hear
/
Verb
heart
/
Noun, Verb
hearth
/
Noun
heed
/
Verb, Noun
home
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
horizon
x/x
Noun
hotbed
/x
Noun
hub
/
Noun
identify
x/xx
Verb
im
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
immerse
x/
Verb, Adjective
importance
x/x
Noun
incentive
x/x
Noun, Adjective
incidence
/xx
Noun
insist
x/
Verb
insistence
x/x
Noun
intent
x/
Noun, Adjective
intention
x/x
Noun, Verb
daylight
/x
Noun, Verb
idiomatic
xxx/x
Adjective, Noun
cluster
/x
Noun, Verb
chunk
/
Noun, Verb
collocation
xx/x
Noun
standard
/x
Adjective, Noun
dialect
/xx
Noun
vernacular
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
stovepipe
/x
Noun, Verb
expression
x/x
Noun
headlines
/x
Noun
literally
/xxx
Adverb
gloss
/
Noun, Verb
tell
/
Verb, Noun
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
backwater
/xx
Noun, Verb
sorta
/x
Adverb