absorbed
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- preoccupied, captivated, engrossed, fascinated, immersed, involved, lost, rapt, riveted, wrapped up
- digested, assimilated, incorporated, received, soaked up

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Antonyms: distracted
Contrasted words: apathetic, disinterested, indifferent, unconcerned, uninterested, absent, abstracted
Related Idioms: caught up in, up to the elbows (or ears) in
Related Words: involved

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absorbed adjective

1. absorbed in something/somebody very interested in something/somebody so that you are not paying attention to anything else
   • ● She seemed totally absorbed in her book.
   Extra Examples:

   • ● A jigsaw puzzle can keep me absorbed for hours.
   • ● He was totally absorbed in his book.
   • ● She was completely absorbed in the task.
   • ● absorbed in thought
   • ● He was too absorbed in watching the game to notice.
   • ● She soon became absorbed, oblivious to the passage of time.
   Topics
   Collocations: verbs

   • appear
   • be
   • look

   adverb

   • very
   • completely
   • fully

   preposition

   • in

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[TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲

absorbed
adj.
VERBS appear, be, look, seem | become, get | keep sb A jigsaw puzzle can keep me absorbed for hours.
ADV. extremely, very | completely, fully, totally, utterly He was totally absorbed in his book.
PREP. in

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