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Synonyms & Antonyms of preoccupied
(Entry 1 of 2)
lost in thought and unaware of one's surroundings or actions
- too preoccupied with her worries to enjoy the meal
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Words Related to preoccupied
- heedless,
- inattentive,
- insensible,
- oblivious,
- unaware,
- unconscious,
- unheeding,
- unknowing,
- unmindful,
- unperceptive,
- unthinking,
- unwary,
- unwitting,
- vacant
- befogged,
- befuddled,
- bemused,
- bewildered,
- birdbrained,
- clueless,
- confused,
- dazed,
- flighty,
- foggy,
- forgetful,
- forgetting,
- hazy,
- muddled,
- scatterbrained,
- unfocused
- (also unfocussed)
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preoccupied
verb
past tense of preoccupy
Synonyms & Antonyms of preoccupied (Entry 2 of 2)
to be thought about or worried about by (someone) very often or constantly
- The question of life after death has preoccupied many philosophers.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for preoccupied
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The first known use of preoccupied was in 1790
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