Synonyms and Antonyms of distraction
1
a state of mental uncertainty - In my distraction I forgot where I was.
bafflement, bamboozlement, befuddlement, bemusement, bewilderment, confusedness, confusion, discombobulation, fog, muddle, mystification, perplexity, puzzlement, tangle, whirl
abashment, discomfiture, disconcertment, embarrassment, mortification
agitation, chagrin, discomfort, dismay, disquiet, distress, disturbance, perturbation, upset
bother, commotion, dither, flurry, fluster, fuss, stew, turmoil
2
a state of wildly excited activity or emotion - driven to distraction by the constant chatter
agitation, deliriousness, delirium, fever, feverishness, flap, frenzy, furor, furore, fury, hysteria, rage, rampage, uproar
chaos, confusion, disorder, havoc, pandemonium, turmoil
bedlam, bother, brouhaha, bustle, clamor, clatter, commotion, disturbance, fuss, hoo-ha (also hoo-hah), hubbub, hullabaloo, hurly-burly, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, shindy, squall, stew, stir, storm, tempest, to-do, tumult
calm, calmness, peace, peacefulness, placidity, quiet, quietude, repose, restfulness, sereneness, serenity, still, stillness, tranquillity (or tranquility), tranquilness
3
the act or activity of providing pleasure or amusement especially for the public - Sledding is a fun and inexpensive winter distraction.
nightlife, show business
delectation, delight, enjoyment, joy, mirth
gratification, relaxation, relief, satisfaction
exhibition, performance, presentation, presentment, production, show, spectacle
escapism
4
someone or something that provides amusement or enjoyment - a harmless distraction for children at the playground
escape, pastime, time killer
binge, fling, frolic, gambol, lark, revel, rollick, romp, spree
frolicking, rollicking
carousing, conviviality, festivity, gaiety (also gayety), hilarity, jollification, jollity, merrymaking, reveling (or revelling), revelry, whoopee
picnic
laugh, riot, scream
activity, game
