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concentration

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of concentration

a focusing of the mind on something

The noise from the party next door threatened to disturb the law student's concentration.

Synonyms of concentration

absorption, attention, engrossment, enthrallment, immersion

Words Related to concentration

fixation, obsession, preoccupation

alertness, application, awareness, consciousness, consideration, heedfulness, intentness, raptness, regard

contemplation, meditation, musing, pondering, rumination

Near Antonyms of concentration

absence, absentmindedness, abstractedness, abstraction, detachment, distraction, obliviousness, remoteness, unawareness, unconsciousness, withdrawal

disinterest, indifference, mindlessness, unconcern

befuddlement, bemusement, bewilderment, confusion

Antonyms of concentration

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