All preoccupied synonyms
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P p adjective preoccupied
- inconversant β Not conversant or acquainted (with something); unfamiliar.
- abstracted β Someone who is abstracted is thinking so deeply that they are not fully aware of what is happening around them.
- haunted β inhabited or frequented by ghosts: a haunted castle.
- obsessed β having an obsession (usually followed by with or by): He is obsessed with eliminating guilt.
- enrapt β Fascinated; enthralled.
- obsessive β being, pertaining to, or resembling an obsession: an obsessive fear of illness.
- elsewhere β In, at, or to some other place or other places.
- oblivious β unmindful; unconscious; unaware (usually followed by of or to): She was oblivious of his admiration.
- glued β Simple past tense and past participle of glue.
- woolgathering β indulgence in idle fancies and in daydreaming; absentmindedness: His woolgathering was a handicap in school.
- engaged β Busy; occupied.
- meditative β given to, characterized by, or indicative of meditation; contemplative.
- fantasising β Present participle of fantasise.
- absent β If someone or something is absent from a place or situation where they should be or where they usually are, they are not there.
- fantasizing β Present participle of fantasize.
- mooning β the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- daydreaming β indulgence in daydreams
- nirvanic β (often initial capital letter). Pali nibbana. Buddhism. freedom from the endless cycle of personal reincarnations, with their consequent suffering, as a result of the extinction of individual passion, hatred, and delusion: attained by the Arhat as his goal but postponed by the Bodhisattva.
adj preoccupied
- in place β a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- museful β deeply thoughtful; pensive.
- absentminded β so lost in thought that one does not realize what one is doing, what is happening, etc.; preoccupied to the extent of being unaware of one's immediate surroundings.
- distracted β Obsolete. distracted.
- attentive β If you are attentive, you are paying close attention to what is being said or done.
- all ears β If someone says that they are all ears, they mean that they are ready and eager to listen.
- deep β If something is deep, it extends a long way down from the ground or from the top surface of something.
- distrait β inattentive because of distracting worries, fears, etc.; absent-minded.
- inobservant β lack of attention; inattention; heedlessness: drowsy inobservance.
- bemused β If you are bemused, you are puzzled or confused.
- airheaded β Slang. a scatterbrained, stupid, or simple-minded person; dolt.
- at work β If someone is at work they are doing their job or are busy doing a particular activity.
- amnesic β a person affected by amnesia.
- hellbent β stubbornly or recklessly determined.
- inconscient β unconscious.
- intent β something that is intended; purpose; design; intention: The original intent of the committee was to raise funds.
- hung up β Slang: Vulgar. (of a male) having very large genitals.
- hung up on β simple past tense and past participle of hang.
- inattentive β not attentive; negligent.
- forgetful β apt to forget; that forgets: a forgetful person.
- lost β no longer possessed or retained: lost friends.
- immersed β plunged or sunk in or as if in a liquid.
- lost in thought β Being preoccupied with one's thoughts rather than paying attention to reality.
- carried away β to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport: He carried her for a mile in his arms. This elevator cannot carry more than ten people.
- faraway β distant; remote: faraway lands.
- dreamy β of the nature of or characteristic of dreams; visionary.
- moony β dreamy, listless, or silly.
- absorbed β If you are absorbed in something or someone, you are very interested in them and they take up all your attention and energy.
- absent-minded β Someone who is absent-minded forgets things or does not pay attention to what they are doing, often because they are thinking about something else.
- introvertive β the act of introverting or the state of being introverted.
verb preoccupied
- forestalled β Simple past tense and past participle of forestall.