preoccupied as an adjective: - 1
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preoccupy as a verb: - 1
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preoccupied
adjective
1 preoccupied
Deeply absorbed in thought:
— A preoccupied frown.
synonyms: bemused, lost.
Roget 457:
attentive,
mindful,
observant,
regardful;
alive to,
awake to;
observing
etc.
v.;
alert,
open-eyed;
intent on,
taken up with,
occupied with,
engaged in;
engrossed in,
wrapped in,
absorbed,
rapt,
transfixed,
riveted,
mesmerized,
hypnotized;
glued to
(the TV, the window, a book);
breathless;
preoccupied
etc.
(inattentive)
458;
watchful
etc.
(careful)
459;
breathless,
undistracted,
upon the stretch;
on the watch
etc.
(expectant)
507.
steadfast.
[compelling attention]
interesting,
engrossing,
mesmerizing,
riveting.
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Roget 458:
inattentive;
unobservant,
unmindful,
heedless,
unthinking,
unheeding,
undiscerning†;
inadvertent;
mindless,
regardless,
respectless†,
listless
etc.
(indifferent)
866;
blind,
deaf;
bird-witted;
hand over head;
cursory,
percursory†;
giddy-brained,
scatter-brained,
hare-brained;
unreflective,
unreflecting†,
ecervele [Fr.];
offhand;
dizzy,
muzzy†,
brainsick†;
giddy,
giddy as a goose;
wild,
harum-scarum,
rantipole†,
highflying;
heedless,
careless
etc.
(neglectful)
460.
inconsiderate,
thoughtless.
absent,
abstracted,
distrait;
absentminded,
lost;
lost in thought,
wrapped in thought;
rapt,
in the clouds,
bemused;
dreaming on other things,
musing on other things;
preoccupied,
engrossed
etc.
(attentive)
457;
daydreaming,
in a reverie
etc.
n.;
off one's guard
etc.
(inexpectant)
508†;
napping;
dreamy;
caught napping.
disconcerted,
distracted,
put out
etc.
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Polish: nieobecny, zamyślony, zadumany
2 preoccupied
Having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something:
— Got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children.
synonyms: haunted, obsessed, taken up.
Moby thesaurus: absent, absentminded, absorbed, absorbed in, abstracted, assiduous, bemused, besotted, blind, buried in, buried in thought, castle-building, caught up in, constant, contemplating, contemplative, continuing, daydreaming, daydreamy, deaf, deep, devoted, devoted to, diligent, dogged, dreaming, dreamy, drowsing, ecstatic, elsewhere, enduring, engaged, engaged in thought, engrossed, engrossed in, engrossed in thought, faithful, faraway, fixated, forgetful, gripped, half-awake, held, hung-up, immersed, immersed in, immersed in thought, immutable, in a reverie, in the clouds, inalterable, indefatigable, indomitable, industrious, infatuated, insensible, insistent, intent, intent on, introspective, invincible, involved, lasting, lost, lost in, lost in thought, loyal, meditating, meditative, monomaniac, monomaniacal, monopolized, mooning, moonraking, museful, musing, napping, never-tiring, nodding, oblivious, obsessed, obstinate, occupied, patient, patient as Job, pensive, permanent, perseverant, persevering, persistent, persisting, pertinacious, pipe-dreaming, plodding, plugging, possessed, prepossessed, rapt, relentless, resolute, sedulous, single-minded, sleepless, slogging, somewhere else, stable, stargazing, steadfast, steady, stubborn, studious, studying, submerged in, swept up, taken up, taken up with, tenacious, tireless, totally absorbed, transported, unabating, unconquerable, unconscious, undaunted, undiscouraged, undrooping, unfailing, unfaltering, unflagging, unflinching, unintermitting, uninterrupted, unnodding, unrelaxing, unrelenting, unremitting, unsleeping, unswerving, untiring, unwavering, unwearied, unwearying, unwinking, utterly attentive, weariless, woolgathering, wrapped, wrapped in, wrapped in thought, wrapped up, wrapped up in ... show more.
preoccupy
verb
1 preoccupy
Engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively.
2 preoccupy
Occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance.
Moby thesaurus: absorb, absorb the attention, adopt, appropriate, arrest, arrogate, assume, beset, catch, charm, colonize, come uppermost, compel, conquer, drive, enchant, engage, engage the attention, engage the mind, engage the thoughts, engross, engross the mind, engross the thoughts, enslave, enthrall, exercise, fascinate, fill the mind, grab, grip, hog, hold, hold spellbound, hold the interest, hypnotize, immerse, impel, indent, infatuate, involve, involve the interest, jump a claim, make free with, make use of, mesmerize, monopolize, monopolize the thoughts, not let go, obsess, obsess the mind, occupy, occupy the attention, occupy the mind, overrun, possess, preempt, preengage, prepossess, requisition, seize the mind, sit on, spellbind, squat on, subjugate, take all of, take it all, take over, take possession of, take up, usurp ... show more.
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