Synonyms of focused

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adjective

variants also focussed

1

as in interested

having the mind fixed on something

was focused on the football game and didn't hear me knock

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interested
• intent
• involved
• observant
• engaged
• absorbed
• attentive
• immersed
• engrossed
• watchful
• enthralled
• rapt
• all ears
• deep
• intrigued
• conscious
• hypnotized
• alert
• alive
• mesmerized
• wide-awake
• open-eyed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• distracted
• unfocused
• absent
• abstracted
• inattentive
• preoccupied
• unabsorbed
• absentminded
• oblivious
• unfocussed
• remote
• lost
• dreamy
• hazy
• foggy
• disinterested
• uninterested
• inobservant
• apathetic
• daydreaming
• faraway

2

as in concentrated

not divided or scattered among several areas of interest or concern

a focused effort to provide shelter for the homeless during the winter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• concentrated
• whole
• comprehensive
• all
• undivided
• entire
• full
• total
• exclusive
• complete
• thorough
• lump
• intact
• unqualified
• utter
• perfect
• integral
• unadulterated
• absolute
• unbroken
• unalloyed
• teetotal

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• divided
• scattered
• diffuse
• incomplete
• partial
• deficient
• fragmentary
• halfway
• fragmental

focused

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verb

variants also focussed

past tense of focus

as in centered

to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective

try to focus your attention on the task at hand

Synonyms & Similar Words

• concentrated
• centered
• riveted
• trained
• fastened
• aimed
• pointed
• directed
• levelled
• attended
• leveled
• set
• nailed
• heeded
• refocused
• zeroed (in on)
• fixated (on)
• obsessed (over)
• minded
• honed in (on)
• homed (in on)

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