Synonyms of concentration

concentration

noun

ˌkän(t)-sən-ˈtrā-shən 

as in immersion

a focusing of the mind on something

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• immersion
• attention
• absorption
• engrossment
• obsession
• enthrallment
• preoccupation
• fixation
• awareness
• application
• consciousness
• alertness
• consideration
• intentness
• meditation
• contemplation
• rumination
• regard
• raptness
• heedfulness
• musing
• pondering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inattention
• absence
• withdrawal
• abstraction
• detachment
• distraction
• unconsciousness
• remoteness
• indifference
• unawareness
• obliviousness
• disinterest
• mindlessness
• confusion
• absentmindedness
• unconcern
• bewilderment
• abstractedness
• bemusement
• befuddlement

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of concentration

The concentration of particles in the air from wildfire smoke dropped over the weekend as Pittsburgh saw thunderstorms and wind. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 20 July 2026

Vel d’Hiv derives from the name of the Winter Velodrome that many of the detainees were confined in before they were deported to concentration and extermination camps. — Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

Many of the states with the highest concentrations of defaulted borrowers are in the South, an AP analysis found. — Nicky Forster, Fortune, 20 July 2026

The highest concentrations of smoke were expected to remain across the Great Lakes region, where air quality alerts were in effect Monday. — Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 20 July 2026

Phrases Containing concentration

• concentration camp