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focused

adjective
variants: also focussed

Synonyms and Antonyms of focused

1 having the mind fixed on something
  • He was focused on the football game and didn't hear me knock.
Synonyms of focused

absorbed, attentive, deep, engrossed, enthralled, immersed, intent, observant, rapt
Words Related to focused

engaged, interested, intrigued, involved

hypnotized, mesmerized

alert, alive, conscious, open-eyed, watchful, wide-awake
Phrases Synonymous with focused

all ears
Near Antonyms of focused

daydreaming, dreamy, faraway, foggy, hazy, lost, oblivious, preoccupied, remote

apathetic, disinterested, uninterested
Antonyms of focused

absent, absentminded, abstracted, distracted, inattentive, inobservant, unabsorbed, unfocused (also unfocussed)
2 not divided or scattered among several areas of interest or concern
  • a focused effort to provide shelter for the homeless during the winter
Synonyms of focused

all, concentrated, entire, exclusive, undivided, whole
Words Related to focused

absolute, complete, full, lump, teetotal, thorough, total, unadulterated, unalloyed, unqualified, utter

comprehensive, intact, integral, perfect, unbroken
Near Antonyms of focused

deficient, fragmental, fragmentary, halfway, incomplete, partial
Antonyms of focused

diffuse, divided, scattered

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