Synonyms of preoccupy

preoccupy

verb

as in to fascinate

to be thought about or worried about by (someone) very often or constantly

The question of life after death has preoccupied many philosophers.

Related Words

• fascinate
• interest
• intrigue
• distract
• occupy
• busy
• engross
• attract
• involve
• grip
• engage
• obsess
• immerse
• captivate
• catch up
• bemuse
• absorb
• enthrall
• beguile
• enwrap
• charm
• allure
• enchant
• bewitch

Dissimilar Words

• bore
• weary
• pall
• tire
• jade

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of preoccupy

But China’s leaders, facing their own domestic challenges and preoccupied with their own grip on power, may decide that imposing these innovations on the masses is simply too risky—for their own sake, if not for the sake of humanity. — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026

While her father wanted her to get discovered, Dawson was preoccupied with a crush on one of the grips. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2026

Or is he preoccupied with positioning himself to run for president in 2028? — Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

For much of the following century, food photography functioned as a sort of ethnographic art, a form of restrained realism preoccupied with light and shadow, shape and symbolism. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026