as in engaged
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prepossessed
Adjective
-
Across group chats, bridal forums, and doctors’ offices, a growing number of engaged couples are turning to GLP-1 medications—drugs originally developed to treat diabetes and now widely prescribed for weight loss—as part of their wedding preparation timeline.—
Sara Radin,
Vogue,
9 Apr. 2026 -
Experts say optimism can be cultivated through habits like gratitude and staying socially engaged.—
Rob Williams,
EverydayHealth.com,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
Talk about the importance of having your team drive classic Jaguars and how that influenced the engineering of the GT.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
-
Visions such as Verne’s influenced most of the engineers and scientists that made human spaceflight possible, such as Robert Goddard and Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, who believed that humanity’s destiny is in the stars.—
Anastasia Klimchynskaya,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
-
In downtown Fort Worth, former employees slipped in to hug and chat with past colleagues and bosses, creating little emotional snippets mostly unseen by busy, preoccupied shoppers.—
Matt Leclercq,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
-
Psychoanalysts say that around the age of two or two and a half, children become preoccupied with the notion of siblings.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
These containers are often disposed of entirely and are picked up by private collection services.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
9 Apr. 2026
-
Oak Park village officials have kickstarted a service where Village Hall would accept sharps from residents so the items can be disposed of properly.—
Cam'ron Hardy,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
-
When Likud, the right-wing party of current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, first came to power in 1977, settlements in the occupied West Bank gained legal status in Israeli law.—
Arie Perliger,
The Conversation,
7 Apr. 2026
-
Plans initially called for a warehouse in the Phoenix suburb of Surprise to be used as a 1,500-bed processing site, but Homeland Security now plans to cap occupied beds at 542, Surprise Mayor Kevin Sartor said during a news conference on Monday.—
Rebecca Santana,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
But Grunvald said overall, obesity medicine specialists like him will still be inclined to prescribe injections over oral drugs, in part because the shots are more effective.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2026
-
Correcting The Corrections has since become something of an in-joke for those of us inclined toward prestige drama—on page, and onscreen.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
-
Unabsorbed calcium leaves the body through stool, and absorbed calcium that isn't needed may be filtered by the kidneys and leave in urine—often within about a day.—
Sarah Jividen,
Verywell Health,
11 Mar. 2026
-
The absorbed or scattered light creates a unique pattern called the spectrum, which is effectively the substance’s fingerprint.—
Ambuj Tewari,
The Conversation,
6 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
Musk and Altman, along with Brockman, who joined from Stripe, were convinced that there were only a few computer scientists alive capable of making the required breakthroughs.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
-
But Kiraly is not convinced the president’s budget proposal would lend enough support — even for the projects that Isaacman has personally bolstered.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Prepossessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prepossessed. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
