Synonyms of immersion

immersion

noun

i-ˈmər-zhən 

as in concentration

a focusing of the mind on something

a program of complete immersion in the language is the only way you're going to learn it

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of immersion

After their successful two-year immersion into the business, Launch participants are offered a full-time job. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026

The classroom houses Watson's dual language immersion program, one of two in the Little Rock School District, where students receive much of their instruction in Spanish and learn to speak, read and write in both Spanish and English. — Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026

As a result, the state had removed at least 28,000 students from structured English immersion who still lacked proficiency in reading and writing the language. — Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2026

Kanarek and her family seemed to be running an experiment in whether immersion in dressage can deliver a person from disarray. — Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026