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engrossed

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /-ˈɡroʊst/
    • /ɪnˈɡrəʊst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /-ˈɡroʊst/

Definitions of engrossed word

  • noun engrossed Having all one's attention or interest absorbed by someone or something. 1
  • adjective engrossed absorbed: in reading, etc. 1
  • adjective engrossed If you are engrossed in something, it holds your attention completely. 0
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Parts of speech for Engrossed

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adverb
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preposition
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engrossed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for engrossed

adjective engrossed

  • absorbed — If you are absorbed in something or someone, you are very interested in them and they take up all your attention and energy.
  • captivated — Simple past tense and past participle of captivate.
  • occupied — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
  • riveted — a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
  • immersed — plunged or sunk in or as if in a liquid.
All 30 Synonyms of engrossed

Antonyms for engrossed

adjective engrossed

  • bored — If you are bored, you feel tired and impatient because you have lost interest in something or because you have nothing to do.
  • idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
  • inactive — not active: an inactive volcano.
  • disenthralled — to free from bondage; liberate: to be disenthralled from morbid fantasies.
  • disinterested — unbiased by personal interest or advantage; not influenced by selfish motives: a disinterested decision by the referee.
All 11 Antonyms of engrossed

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