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Synonyms & Antonyms of distraction
- in my distraction I forgot where I was
Synonyms for distraction
- bafflement,
- bamboozlement,
- befuddlement,
- bemusement,
- bewilderedness,
- bewilderment,
- confusedness,
- confusion,
- discombobulation,
- fog,
- head-scratching,
- maze
- [chiefly dialect],
- muddle,
- mystification,
- perplexity,
- puzzlement,
- tangle,
- whirl
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Near Antonyms for distraction
- driven to distraction by the constant screaming and bickering in the house
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Near Antonyms for distraction
- calm,
- calmness,
- peace,
- peacefulness,
- placidity,
- quiet,
- quietude,
- repose,
- restfulness,
- sereneness,
- serenity,
- still,
- stillness,
- tranquillity
- (or tranquility),
- tranquilness
- the founder of a recovery program who doesn't view gambling as a harmless distraction for people of modest means
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- a harmless distraction for children at the playground
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Words Related to distraction
- carousing,
- conviviality,
- festivity,
- gaiety
- (also gayety),
- hilarity,
- jollification,
- jollity,
- merrymaking,
- reveling
- (or revelling),
- revelry,
- whoopee
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“Distraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distraction. Accessed 24 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of distraction was in the 15th century
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