Synonyms of concentrating

concentrating 1 of 2

adjective

as in focused

Related Words

• focused
• absorbed
• preoccupied
• occupied
• immersed
• engrossed
• intent
• engaged
• employed
• working
• diligent
• assiduous
• active
• busy
• industrious
• sedulous
• bustling
• hopping
• laborious
• tied-up
• knee-deep
• energetic
• hardworking
• swamped
• vigorous
• tireless
• indefatigable
• untiring

Dissimilar Words

• idle
• inactive
• unemployed
• unoccupied
• lazy
• passive
• dormant
• sleepy
• asleep
• latent
• slow
• quiescent
• inert
• lifeless
• dead
• unbusy
• dull
• inoperative
• nonoperating

concentrating

2 of 2

verb

present participle of concentrate

1

as in condensing

to increase the strength of (a substance in a mixture) by removing other substances

prolonged boiling is required to concentrate the sap when making maple syrup

Synonyms & Similar Words

• condensing
• reducing
• extracting
• removing
• refining
• evaporating
• intensifying
• purging
• cleaning
• enhancing
• clarifying
• purifying
• distilling
• flushing
• leaching
• deepening
• solidifying
• cleansing
• heightening
• compacting
• enriching
• decocting
• strengthening
• fortifying
• boiling down
• hardening
• reconcentrating
• richening
• recondensing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• diluting
• watering (down)
• cutting
• weakening
• thinning
• adulterating

2

as in focusing

to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective

a president who will try to concentrate public attention on the problems of inner cities

Synonyms & Similar Words

• focusing
• riveting
• centering
• training
• fastening
• aiming
• pointing
• directing
• attending
• nailing
• heeding
• leveling
• homing (in on)
• setting
• zeroing (in on)
• minding
• refocusing
• obsessing (over)
• honing in (on)
• fixating (on)

3

as in consolidating

to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control

time to concentrate our efforts on the really important problems that confront us

Synonyms & Similar Words

• consolidating
• integrating
• uniting
• merging
• combining
• centralizing
• centering
• unifying
• reducing
• compacting
• incorporating
• coordinating
• concentering
• blending
• orchestrating
• linking
• harmonizing
• coalescing
• joining
• fusing
• collecting
• assembling
• reuniting
• gathering
• reunifying
• conjoining
• colligating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• spreading (out)
• decentralizing
• separating
• segregating
• deconcentrating

4

as in collecting

to bring together in one body or place

concentrate your forces on the right side of the battlefield

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collecting
• assembling
• gathering
• accumulating
• amassing
• corralling
• garnering
• grouping
• combining
• packing
• joining
• lumping
• congregating
• constellating
• getting together
• uniting
• organizing
• piling
• stacking
• mustering
• bulking (up)
• rounding up
• arranging
• connecting
• merging
• compiling
• raising
• balling
• linking
• picking up
• huddling
• clustering
• rallying
• pooling
• pressing
• bunching
• herding
• regrouping
• swarming
• batching
• collating
• systematizing
• heaping
• flocking
• banding
• thronging
• hiving
• archiving
• brigading
• scraping (up or together)
• re-collecting
• regathering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dispersing
• scattering
• dissipating
• separating
• dissolving
• sending
• disintegrating
• dispelling
• severing
• splitting (up)
• dismissing
• breaking up
• disbanding

5

as in converging

to come together into one body or place

recent immigrants tend to concentrate in port cities

Synonyms & Similar Words

• converging
• gathering
• assembling
• meeting
• collecting
• convening
• rendezvousing
• joining
• merging
• clustering
• congregating
• cooperating
• consolidating
• conglomerating
• getting together
• collaborating
• concentering
• uniting
• allying
• forgathering
• affiliating
• coupling
• associating
• federating
• consorting
• clubbing
• reassembling
• conjoining
• banding (together)
• ganging up
• confederating
• caucusing
• reconvening
• regathering
• remeeting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dispersing
• leaving
• splitting (up)
• disbanding
• breaking up
• departing
• taking off
• dissociating
• disuniting
• disjoining

6

as in accumulating

to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass

the ozone layer is concentrated 20 to 30 miles above the Earth's surface

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accumulating
• collecting
• gathering
• amassing
• massing
• accreting
• piling (up)
• stacking (up)
• conglomerating
• drifting
• building up
• lumping
• agglutinating
• clumping
• banking
• ridging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• scattering
• dispersing
• dissipating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of concentrating

Verb

The stops spread across a wide valley, moving people through in ones and twos instead of concentrating them in one place. — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026

For the best results, Bataille recommends applying it to damp hair, concentrating at the roots, then blow-drying the hair up and away from the scalp to maximize volume. — Iman Balagam, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026

What happens when an innovation is rolled out in a way that threatens stakeholders while concentrating 100% of the efficiency gains at the top? — Jason Dressel, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026

Companies are synthetically concentrating the psychoactive compound found in kratom leaves into various products sold as dietary aids in gas stations and smoke shops. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026

In addition to concentrating on healthy habits, there are other ways to support brain health as you age. — Currie Engel, HEALTH, 4 Aug. 2026

By concentrating much of the color on the apples of her cheeks, the effect is angelicly flushed and dewy. — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026

Will that prevent her children from concentrating on schoolwork or having a full school experience that includes outdoor recreation? — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

Fatigue, low motivation, mood swings and trouble concentrating get pinned on testosterone constantly, but plenty of other causes overlap. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026