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What is another word for
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Adjective
Distracted or not mentally present
Concerned with something else
Not paying attention to something
Unavailable for meetings
To be continuously haunted or possessed by something, especially negative emotions, ideas or desires
Puzzled, confused, or bewildered
Distant and cold in manner
Excessive, as results from obsession
Verb
(
of a place or position
)
To have occupied
To have involved or engaged in deeply
Past tense for to cause someone anxiety or worry
Past tense for to hold or engage the attention of
Past tense for to be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion
Past tense for keep from happening
Past tense for attack, terrorize
Past tense for to mentally worry or torment
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Adjective
▲
Distracted or not mentally present
distracted
abstracted
absent-minded
oblivious
distrait
heedless
pensive
absent
absentminded
absorbed
brooding
faraway
intent
lost
unaware
engrossed
immersed
rapt
airheaded
anxious
asleep
bemused
bugged
caught up
daydreaming
deep
distant
elsewhere
engaged
fascinated
forgetful
inattentive
inconscient
mooning
moony
removed
spellbound
taken up
thoughtful
woolgathering
worried
wrapped-up
deep in thought
far away
immersed in thought
lost in thought
wrapped up
hung up
spread out
have on the brain
in a brown study
in a world of your own
in a daze
dreamy
in a dream
vague
blank
musing
vacant
detached
a million miles away
miles away
somewhere else
not there
not with us
more ❯
“He was too
preoccupied
to notice what was going on.”
Adjective
▲
Concerned with something else
concerned
obsessed
absorbed in
engrossed in
intent on
interested in
involved in
passionate about
focused on
immersed in
sunk in
taken up
wrapped up in
absorbed
engrossed
occupied
immersed
intent
rapt
enthralled
captivated
engaged
involved
focused
US
focussed
UK
deep
gripped
fascinated
riveted
hooked
lost
wrapped up
consumed
caught up
mesmerized
US
fixated
spellbound
mesmerised
UK
attentive
intrigued
hung up
interested
fanatical
observant
busy
hypnotized
US
concentrating
infatuated
fixed
hypnotised
UK
single-minded
intense
buried
head over heels
passionate
concentrated
devoted
preoccupied by
held
really into
tied up
caught up in
happy
distracted
entranced
up to here
enrapt
hell-bent
committed
into
abstracted
hooked on
steadfast
besotted
queer
smitten
all ears
locked in
dialed in
turned on
eat sleep and breathe
keen
enthusiastic
monomaniacal
submerged
gripped by
enchanted
preoccupied with
single-minded about
obsessive about
possessed by
hung up on
gone
dedicated to
enthusiastic about
devoted to
riveted by
potty about
nuts about
gone on
wild on
crazy about
stuck on
dotty about
in a brown study
heavily into
determined
prepossessed
up to here in
up to your ears
deep in thought
set
firm
obsessive
resolved
earnest
steady
resolute
inflexible
studious
watchful
taken up with
enraptured
alert
bewitched
wrapped
charmed
enamored
US
bound-up
beguiled
captivated by
enamoured
UK
absent-minded
taken over
all wound up
wound up
having a one-track mind
possessed
attached
bent
steeped
eager
obsessed with
insistent
wackadoodle
wackadoo
infatuated with
fanatical about
paranoid
neurotic
centered
US
impatient
besotted with
centred
UK
connected
bound up
enfolded
in the grip of
busy with
knee-deep
ardent
fervid
fervent
feverish
crazy
glued
hanging on every word
impassioned
nuts
full
exclusive
whole
entire
undivided
all
up to one's ears in
dotty
sedulous
diligent
assiduous
monopolized
US
industrious
bugged
ignorant
engaged with
beguiled by
monopolised
UK
engaged in
rapturous
ecstatic
hypnotized by
fixated by
fiend for
intrigued by
mesmerized by
absentminded
entranced by
fascinated by
distracted by
taken up by
distrait
dreamy
enthralled by
spellbound by
transported
transfixed
strong-minded
persistent
dogged
dedicated
driven
intensive
motivated
somewhere else
in a world of one's own
with one's head in the clouds
wool-gathering
not there
miles away
not with us
settled
enticed
rhapsodic
giddy
delighted
elevated
thrilled
euphoric
elated
exhilarated
rhapsodical
heady
sent
intoxicated
blissful
ravished
absent
joyful
inattentive
taken
dreaming
overwhelmed
content
daydreaming
employed
unconscious
oblivious
set on
deep in
carried away
blissed out
mad
lovesick
head over heels in love
attracted
frenzied
keen on
crazed
mad about
wild
violent
frenetic
raving
seduced
fond
zealous
in love
love-struck
taken with
smitten with
bewitched by
twitterpated by
enchanted by
charmed by
wild about
extreme
berserk
curious
inflamed
over-enthusiastic
moved
potty
bigoted
drawn
agog
gung-ho
excited
inquisitive
silly
caught
predisposed
affected
insane
perfervid
biased
stimulated
rabid
sold
impressed
roused
gaga
enamored of
UK
inspired
touched
addicted
lured
inspirited
struck on
addicted to
nutty
love-struck by
in love with
very attracted to
greatly enamoured of
sweet on
carrying a torch for
consumed with desire for
bowled over by
enamoured of
US
head over heels in love with
amorous
sold on
mad on
loving
very keen
very enthusiastic
doting on
maddened
under someone's spell
very keen on
ensorcelled by
hopelessly in love with
lovestruck
very taken with
demented
enquiring
UK
snoopy
beady-eyed
nosy
responsive
open
awakened
struck
fired
sympathetic
on the case
inquiring
US
burning with curiosity
out of one's mind
using
hopelessly in love
swept off your feet
swept off one's feet by
under a spell
turned on by
far gone on
under the spell of
enraptured by
wasted
abusing
jonesing for
dependent on
shooting up
under the influence
dependent
strung out
jonesing on
prone
habituated
with a … habit
immoderate
extremist
frantic
intolerant
uncompromising
maniacal
furious
compulsive
burning
overzealous
diehard
visionary
prejudiced
raging
fierce
one-sided
irrational
unreasonable
partisan
ferocious
illiberal
delirious
passional
overenthusiastic
infuriated
swivel-eyed
narrow-minded
intemperate
berko
attached to
fiery
incorrigible
credulous
impulsive
willful
erratic
opinionated
unruly
partial
stubborn
fanatic
obstinate
headstrong
contumacious
domineering
mad-dog
ultraist
diseased
deranged
freaked out
corybantic
sizzling
bitten
overboard
sick
unwell
militant
virulent
infected
flipped
naked
ill
poisoned
smoking
attracted to
hungry for
eager for
partial to
fond of
nuts for
high on
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Not paying attention to something
inattentive
distracted
abstracted
dreamy
absent
faraway
oblivious
daydreaming
distrait
musing
unmindful
woolgathering
dreaming
ditzy
lost
absentminded
unconscious
unheeding
removed
unobservant
diverted
distraught
inadvertent
regardless
scatterbrained
vague
inobservant
undiscerning
unobserving
unperceiving
unwatchful
apathetic
bored
dozy
listless
unnoticing
absent-minded
wool-gathering
lost in thought
miles away
in a brown study
out to lunch
not with us
lacking concentration
not concentrating
off-guard
off in a world of one's own
absorbed
pensive
thoughtful
engrossed
distant
bemused
rapt
heedless
reflective
introspective
meditative
ruminative
unaware
brooding
speculative
forgetful
contemplative
cogitative
careless
ruminant
neglectful
negligent
broody
wistful
thinking
scatty
intent
studious
wandering
deep in thought
reflecting
pondering
unthinking
far away
moony
immersed in thought
imagining
in a world of your own
philosophical
deliberative
withdrawn
remote
attentive
prayerful
agitated
vacant
spacey
disregardful
intangible
unreal
misty
shadowy
fantastic
puzzled
bewildered
chimerical
phantasmagoric
phantasmagorical
otherworldly
excellent
astral
unsubstantial
mythical
marvelous
US
imaginary
whimsical
nightmarish
immaterial
introvertive
somewhere else
insensible
mystified
nonplussed
fantasizing
US
fantasising
UK
out of this world
mooning
airheaded
museful
apt to forget
unfocused
pipe dreaming
analytical
not with it
retrospective
marvellous
UK
deep
discerning
philosophic
calculating
with a mind like a sieve
with one's head in the clouds
inclined to forget
detached
indifferent
unseeing
insensitive
unconcerned
immersed
wrapped up
not there
gentle
visionary
fanciful
lulling
soothing
utopian
quixotic
impractical
calming
relaxing
idealistic
gone
frantic
frenzied
hysteric
hysterical
delirious
ruminating
in brown study
out in space
beside oneself
excogitative
unsystematic
disorganized
US
unreliable
undependable
giddy
feather-headed
empty-headed
erratic
dizzy
birdbrained
feather-brained
surroundings
idle
inconscient
blank
reasoning
cerebral
intellectual
a million miles away
empty
dippy
dappy
disorganised
UK
baffled
space cadet
goofing off
unaware of events
head in the clouds
thoughtless
vacuous
slapdash
slipshod
lax
omitted
minus
bare
hollow
deficient
devoid
with a memory like a sieve
amnemonic
inattentive to
slack
negligent about
nirvanic
unwitting
oblivious to
sloppy
remiss
out of it
looking out window
having a memory like a sieve
remiss in
asleep on the job
indifferent to
not on the job
remiss about
like an absent-minded professor
lax about
in short supply
confused
solemn
perplexed
flustered
troubled
disconcerted
ruffled
discomposed
wary
cautious
dreamlike
pestered
worried
harassed
befuddled
tormented
earnest
serious
observant
observative
grave
beautiful
superb
illusory
fazed
confounded
hassled
sidetracked
at sea
in a reverie
with your head in the clouds
in a flap
driven to distraction
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Unavailable for meetings
busy
unavailable
engaged
occupied
tied up
working
wrapped up
at work
on duty
in a meeting
tied down
on active service
otherwise engaged
engrossed
in harness
already taken
have a previous engagement
have a prior engagement
in conference
on assignment
taken
with a customer
employed
active
involved
diligent
absorbed
bustling
industrious
assiduous
sedulous
laborious
hopping
immersed
tied-up
hard-pressed
utilized
US
on the job
utilised
UK
hard at work
on the go
on the hop
hard at it
in use
interested
focused on
clocked up
on the trot
head over heels
rushed off your feet
too much on plate
reserved
being used
overloaded
committed
snowed
up to one's ears
busy as a bee
have one's hands full
at it
busy as a beaver
on the move
full
hired
operating
energetic
signed
laboring
US
selected
inked
in place
in collar
on board
plugging away
retained
in a job
on the payroll
labouring
UK
jobholding
contracted
dynamic
productive
vigorous
spirited
tireless
jumping
lively
time-poor
held
booked
rushed off one's feet
hard-working
hardworking
in full swing
having fish to fry
having enough on one's plate
efficient
having a full plate
slaving
hustling
harried
in demand
having many irons in the fire
participating
devoted
enthusiastic
on the run
dedicated
keen
dutiful
spoken for
ardent
influential
fervent
devout
faithful
activist
motivated
contributing
leased
populated
populous
peopled
rented
forward
go-getting
go-ahead
two-fisted
participant
operative
running
associated with
affiliated with
concerned with
connected with
participating in
taking part in
more ❯
Adjective
▲
To be continuously haunted or possessed by something, especially negative emotions, ideas or desires
obsessed
possessed
beset
gripped
plagued
consumed
tormented
controlled
dominated
haunted
troubled
cursed
flustered
hounded
mad
overcome
seized
tortured
affected
bedeviled
US
bedevilled
UK
beleaguered
dogged
overpowered
overwhelmed
surrounded
unnerved
vexed
agitated
bewitched
bothered
devoured
harassed
harried
held
insane
paranoid
anxious
fiendish
neurotic
violent
taken over
under a spell
in the grip of
worried
disturbed
oppressed
anguished
terrified
frightened
preyed upon
visited by
hassled
distressed
stressed
pressured
hard-pressed
put upon
under the cosh
under pressure
persecuted
hag-ridden
frayed
distraught
stressy
up against it
stressed out
at the end of one's tether
under stress
grief-stricken
strained
aggravated
badgered
careworn
fretting
full of
overloaded
fraught
burdened
pestered
with one's back to the wall
worn out
browbeaten
pressurized
US
uptight
hurried
rushed
with one's back up against the wall
in a state
pressurised
UK
hot and bothered
weighed down
hunted
at the end of one's rope
at wit's end
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Puzzled, confused, or bewildered
bemused
confused
bewildered
puzzled
baffled
stupefied
dazed
muddled
mystified
perplexed
stumped
stunned
befuddled
nonplussed
fuddled
thrown
clueless
dumbfounded
at sea
bushed
discombobulated
discomfited
discomposed
disconcerted
disoriented
distracted
flummoxed
shaken
troubled
unnerved
addle
addled
addlepated
astonished
astounded
bamboozled
bedevilled
UK
bedeviled
US
befogged
confounded
dizzy
dopey
dopy
engrossed
fazed
floored
fogged
mixed-up
muddleheaded
muzzy
pixilated
pixillated
punch-drunk
punchy
raddled
shell-shocked
silly
slaphappy
spaced
spaced-out
spacey
spacy
zonked
zonked-out
absent-minded
at a loss
beaten
mazed
shaken up
taken aback
wildered
at sixes and sevens
flustered
fuzzy
thrown off balance
staggered
surprised
lost
woozy
speechless
flabbergasted
startled
groggy
shocked
amazed
out of it
disorientated
gobsmacked
dumbstruck
uncomprehending
bowled over
aghast
overwhelmed
uncertain
blank
rattled
dazzled
not with it
overcome
all at sea
mixed up
foxed
blown away
light-headed
dismayed
knocked for six
giddy
lightheaded
staggering
unsteady
thunderstruck
wobbly
upset
stuck
gaga
hazy
awestruck
agape
awed
wonderstruck
hard-pressed
addlebrained
faint
shaky
breathless
hard put
doubtful
reeling
disturbed
dumb
weak-kneed
tipsy
slap-happy
woolly
UK
awestricken
dumfounded
wooly
US
openmouthed
open-mouthed
wide-eyed
filled with astonishment
filled with amazement
filled with wonder
lost for words
filled with awe
off balance
nonplused
weak in the knees
worried
inattentive
vexed
beat
vertiginous
drugged
vague
dreamy
stymied
agog
swimming
gravelled
UK
in a dither
graveled
US
numb
blind
blinded
light
foggy
disorganized
US
off-balance
incredulous
marveling
US
wondering
marvelling
UK
shook
unglued
numbed
disorganised
UK
woolly-headed
benumbed
spaced out
out of control
at a loss for words
shook up
unable to believe one's ears
without ideas
impressed
defeated
embarrassed
eccentric
discountenanced
trippy
frustrated
whirling
swimmy
aswoon
frozen
intoxicated
ignorant
senile
drowsy
maladjusted
distraught
daft
puckish
touched
impish
prankish
capricious
whimsical
pixyish
bedazzled
half-asleep
bleary
unhinged
deranged
unbalanced
demented
foolish
impassive
empty
vacant
unexpressive
put to it
gone
come apart
out to lunch
not knowing if you are coming or going
frightened
alarmed
jolted
in a state of confusion
in a muddle
caught on the hop
goggle-eyed
in amazement
taken by surprise
unable to believe your eyes
caught on the wrong foot
bollixed
had their heads messed with
awe-struck
balled up
fouled up
at your wits' end
uncertain which way to turn
brought to a standstill
tottering
weak
confusticated
got
caused to be at a stand
buffaloed
thrown off
teetering
made to scratch their head
in a fog
mind-blown
without a clue
at a complete loss
abstracted
with rubbery legs
unable to believe one's eyes
absent
diverted
agitated
with legs like jelly
distrait
weak at the knees
distant
faraway
absorbed
ruffled
absentminded
pestered
harassed
tormented
hassled
sidetracked
unfocused
miles away
in a flap
driven to distraction
horrified
overawed
clouded
cloudy
blurry
stupid
petrified
appalled
struck dumb
terrified
tongue-tied
shattered
staring
paralyzed
US
paralysed
UK
terror-stricken
in shock
spooked
terror-struck
scared
terrorized
US
fearful
horror-struck
horror-stricken
panicky
afraid
anxious
terrorised
UK
scared witless
knocked sideways
muddle-headed
scared to death
frightened to death
scared stiff
woolly-minded
electrified
abashed
enthralled
spellbound
rendered speechless
confusional
awe-stricken
staring in amazement
distressed
licked
knocked
knocked out
delirious
owly-eyed
moon-eyed
saucer-eyed
crushed
left speechless
irrational
unsound
gutted
psychotic
unstable
crazy
unsettled
out-of-joint
whacko
rooted to the spot
devastated
with Alzheimer's disease
addle-brained
glassy-eyed
shot to pieces
screwy
not knowing if one is coming or going
unscrewed
affected
emotional
moved
struck
choky
taken
transfixed
buried
blown-away
verklempt
unable to continue
run-over
swamped
bowled-over
overthrown
swept off one's feet
immobilised
UK
immobilized
US
pushing the panic button
in a panic
have cold feet
in a cold sweat
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Distant and cold in manner
stand-offish
aloof
cold
distant
haughty
remote
reserved
detached
impersonal
unapproachable
unsociable
avoidant
chilly
cool
uncommunicative
unforthcoming
unfriendly
withdrawn
abstracted
disdainful
indifferent
introspective
introvert
unconcerned
uninvolved
unresponsive
introverted
Olympian
standoffish
antisocial
dispassionate
unclubbable
asocial
standoff
frosty
icy
diffident
offish
uppity
incurious
unbending
casual
disinterested
removed
uninterested
cold-eyed
stuck up
putting on airs
dry
laid-back
buttoned-up
frigid
unemotional
formal
undemonstrative
unsympathetic
stiff
unfeeling
emotionless
cold-blooded
apathetic
reticent
impassive
passionless
restrained
glacial
solitary
unwelcoming
austere
forbidding
chill
antiseptic
wooden
phlegmatic
uncordial
inhospitable
lukewarm
gelid
stolid
clammy
unenthusiastic
brittle
taciturn
hard-eyed
hostile
reclusive
retiring
stony
calm
affectless
uncongenial
wintry
US
wintery
UK
numb
misanthropic
stuffy
shy
quiet
clinical
stoical
stoic
impassible
uncompanionable
rigid
coldish
frozen
supercilious
arctic
guarded
unneighbourly
silent
unmoved
poker-faced
offhand
secretive
deadpan
private
self-controlled
unsocial
unaffable
passive
uncurious
businesslike
controlled
unsentimental
close
blank
vacant
expressionless
conventional
neutral
annoyed
offended
impudent
impertinent
procacious
insolent
serene
sober
unloving
modest
composed
starchy
negative
matter-of-fact
objective
media-shy
heartless
flat
nonchalant
unamiable
cold-hearted
laid back
unpassioned
abstract
thick-skinned
retired
impartial
inhibited
hard-boiled
staid
antagonistic
cool, calm and collected
off
unruffled
self-contained
unexpressive
unkind
snooty
tranquil
proud
shrinking
lifeless
placid
stern
demure
strait-laced
severe
ceremonious
dead
bland
toneless
hollow
stilted
snobbish
close-mouthed
rational
unexcitable
eremitic
flinty
tight-lipped
laconic
callous
timid
self-effacing
nowhere
imperturbable
unimpassioned
immovable
unaffected
nonemotional
on ice
steely
collected
prim
inexpressive
hard-hearted
muted
hard-headed
backward
bashful
closemouthed
dumb
unsmiling
uncivil
mean-looking
serious
inimical
stuck-up
unneighborly
pococurante
rude
short
nongregarious
inflexible
uncaring
uncharitable
repellent
insensible
complacent
insouciant
perfunctory
insensitive
obdurate
inapproachable
keeping people at arm's length
cold-shoulder
inaccessible
spacey
stony-eyed
cold as ice
spaced-out
out of it
conservative
unaffectionate
contained
half-hearted
tepid
uptight
hesitant
unenthused
unamicable
ungenial
catatonic
timorous
inward-looking
analytic
superior
laissez-faire
noninterventionist
empty
insociable
arrogant
spiritless
hardhearted
sheepish
coy
recessive
unhappy
hateful
depressing
level-headed
cool-headed
mopey
mopish
stony-hearted
cheerless
socially inhibited
unagitated
brooding
distrustful
scowling
alienated
bored
put on airs
ardorless
impervious
loveless
impotent
unromantic
aseptic
retreated
thoughtful
recluse
equable
unimpressionable
contemptuous
withering
seclusive
unvexed
not surprised
nonplussed
unworried
logical
suspicious
lofty
coldhearted
marble
uncompassionate
blah
listless
cynical
eremetic
ascetic
disagreeable
hermitlike
just watching the clock
not giving a damn
lackadaisical
outside
exact
precise
correct
proper
uninquiring
cold fish
lone wolf
unwilling to mix with other people
bureaucratic
inhuman
affected
starched
uncommitted
unbiased
unprejudiced
non-emotional
ungenerous
mute
along for the ride
going with the flow
rolling with the punches
hands-off
seemly
official
self-restrained
untalkative
tongue-tied
unconversational
polite
easygoing
supine
featureless
uncolored
straight
depersonalised
UK
faceless
candid
colorless
US
careful
soulless
depersonalized
US
gray
US
colourless
UK
grey
UK
equal
measured
nondiscriminatory
anonymous
monolithic
constrained
secret
mum
UK
cautious
xenophobic
antipathetic
jaundiced
mortal
adversary
ill-disposed
adversarial
discourteous
ungracious
straight arrow
by the numbers
stiff-necked
speechless
tight-mouthed
wordless
curt
dark
clamlike
mumchance
unreceptive
evasive
mom
US
hush-hush
strict
strictly business
cold turkey
apathetic about
unmoved by
indifferent about
uninvolved in
incurious about
uninterested in
brusque
unfavorable
US
unfavourable
UK
at a loss for words
harsh
unsurprised
mild
soft-spoken
peaceful
sedate
gentle
noncommittal
pokerfaced
hard
on the QT
dried up
buttoned up
clammed up
grim
rigorous
grave
solemn
dour
unrelenting
stringent
uninvolved with
bored by
straight-faced
unmindful of
dispassionate about
heedless of
deaf to
exacting
fierce
tough
unforgiving
authoritarian
louring
gruff
unyielding
illiberal
solid
ramrod
intimidating
rough
lowering
rugged
sombre
UK
earnest
ungentle
astringent
inexorable
somber
US
hard-nosed
no-nonsense
heavy-handed
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Excessive, as results from obsession
obsessive
compulsive
besetting
obsessional
consuming
gripping
haunting
neurotic
tormenting
all-consuming
dominating
fanatical
addictive
controlling
driven
excessive
fanatic
fixed
impulsive
irresistible
inescapable
pathological
uncontrollable
wackadoo
wackadoodle
fixated
headstrong
infatuated
possessed
unrelenting
unyielding
compelling
overwhelming
persistent
chronic
inveterate
habitual
overpowering
driving
confirmed
incurable
hardened
irrational
incorrigible
urgent
intense
extreme
ungovernable
potent
deep-seated
strong
powerful
forceful
irrepressible
profound
oppressive
overmastering
addicted
irredeemable
hopeless
violent
dependent
hooked
unreasonable
enthusiastic
passionate
clinical
illogical
unbearable
out of control
unavoidable
overbearing
shattering
crushing
devastating
unreasoning
uncontrolled
pathologic
inexorable
pervasive
stifling
intolerable
unutterable
marked
overriding
inevitable
sure
unpreventable
imperative
certain
suffocating
irrefutable
very strong
telling
weighty
fated
destined
ineluctable
engrossing
absorbing
ingrained
prevalent
constant
recurrent
recurring
ineradicable
enthralling
long-standing
deep-rooted
preoccupying
devouring
immersing
ardent
fascinating
immoderate
arresting
intriguing
involving
riveting
engaging
interesting
fervid
exhausting
raging
burning
more ❯
Verb
▲
(
of a place or position
)
To have occupied
took
occupied
used
filled
secured
utilised
UK
utilized
US
held
monopolized
US
reserved
adopted
book
booked
engaged
bagged
monopolised
UK
took up
struck
taken up
stricken
taken
seized
acted on
took advantage of
grabbed
capitalized on
exploited
made the most of
grasped
snatched
pursued
caught
acted upon
maximized
US
snagged
pounced on
nailed
snared
accepted
jumped at
milked
built on
derived benefit from
profited from
put to advantage
took action on
cashed in on
played on
jumped on
seized on
benefitted from
gained from
followed up on
put to use
grabbed hold of
got hold of
leaped about
maximised
UK
profited by
turned to account
Verb
▲
To have involved or engaged in deeply
lost
immersed
engaged
involved
absorbed
absorpt
engrossed
consumed
enmeshed
obsessed
occupied
threw
affected
assimilated
connected
enraptured
enthralled
hooked
mired
busied
distracted
interested
concerned
gripped
riveted
enwrapped
rivetted
intrigued
fascinated
entertained
amused
held
diverted
bemused
beguiled
employed
committed
dominated
thrown
possessed
engulfed
buried
wrapped
bound
attracted
excited
tempted
drew
snared
tantalized
US
captivated
lured
titillated
aroused
perked up
touched
pulled
pleased
engaged one's attention
grabbed
mattered to
piqued
turned on
lit someone's fire
tantalised
UK
mesmerized
US
tickled someone's fancy
enchanted
whetted one's appetite
moved
mesmerised
UK
caught one's eye
held one's attention
arrested
bewitched
sat up
floated someone's boat
aroused one's curiosity
captured one's imagination
overwhelmed
devoted
haunted
worried
troubled
appealed to
overcome
devoured
bothered
plunged
monopolized
US
disturbed
drawn
embroiled
grasped
overpowered
associated
overburdened
implicated
drowned
entangled
participated
monopolised
UK
linked
become an obsession with
swamped
imputed
overloaded
got
wrapped up
engrossed oneself
concentrated
took control of
enlisted
inculpated
attended
entailed
taken control of
overcame
eaten up
ate up
threw oneself into
thrown oneself into
sunken
sunk
sank
eaten away at
ate away at
gotten
became an obsession with
took in
taken in
more ❯
“This reflects the fact the subjects other than food have tended to
preoccupy
classical scholars.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to cause someone anxiety or worry
troubled
bothered
concerned
disconcerted
disturbed
upset
worried
afflicted
agitated
bugged
discomfited
discomposed
distressed
flustered
haunted
perturbed
vexed
discomforted
disquieted
provoked
rattled
ruffled
unhinged
unnerved
unsettled
flurried
frazzled
ate away at
eaten away at
got to
gotten to
burdened
tried
occupied
alarmed
perplexed
irked
ailed
galled
fussed
pained
annoyed
dismayed
chafed
exercised
distempered
pothered
puzzled
made anxious
gnawed at
freaked out
made uneasy
weirded out
lied heavy on
made someone scratch their head
more ❯
“The distance between her and Praful would
preoccupy
her mind and make her question her relationship with him.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to hold or engage the attention of
engrossed
absorbed
absorpt
engaged
involved
gripped
held
immersed
arrested
enthralled
fascinated
interested
captivated
intrigued
occupied
bewitched
caught
charmed
engulfed
riveted
rivetted
beguiled
bemused
busied
entranced
enveloped
enwrapped
mesmerised
UK
mesmerized
US
spellbound
fixated
hypnotised
UK
hypnotized
US
applied
assimilated
attracted
caught up
consumed
cornered
enraptured
filled
hogged
monopolised
UK
monopolized
US
soaked
became lost
become lost
sewed up
sewn up
took up
taken up
upped on
held your attention
diverted
distracted
amused
entertained
enchanted
grabbed
employed
pleased
held the attention of
transfixed
kept busy
tied up
captured
gained
seized
fixed
delighted
allured
cheered
magnetized
US
inspired
bedazzled
magnetised
UK
solaced
hooked
tickled
slayed
knocked dead
held in awe
held spellbound
put under a spell
drawn
drew
won
buried
pulled
enticed
obsessed
overwhelmed
enamoured
UK
impressed
lured
moved
invited
enamored
US
kept amused
regaled
wiled
witched
killed
got lost in
lost oneself in
concerned
attended
disported
affected
influenced
won over
used up
held one's attention
recreated
held attention
vamped
sent
wowed
slain
slew
gratified
satisfied
piqued
elated
indulged
inspirited
stimulated
humored
US
gladdened
relaxed
enlivened
comforted
humoured
UK
ecstasized
appealed to
knocked out
turned on
tickled pink
subjugated
made merry
grabbed the attention of
enslaved
subdued
subjected
cracked up
tickle to death
swept off one's feet
tickled the fancy of
threw yourself into
absorbed yourself in
thrown yourself into
tickled to death
given pleasure to
gave pleasure to
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion
obsessed
ruled
bedeviled
US
bedevilled
UK
consumed
dominated
engrossed
gripped
haunted
hounded
monopolised
UK
monopolized
US
plagued
possessed
tormented
absorbed
absorpt
beset
controlled
fascinated
fixated
harassed
held
infatuated
preyed on
ate up
eaten up
took over
taken over
took control of
taken control of
became an obsession with
become an obsession with
had a grip on
had a hold on
preyed on your mind
eaten someone up
ate someone up
holden
Verb
▲
Past tense for keep from happening
forestalled
prevented
precluded
anticipated
obviated
frustrated
hindered
thwarted
averted
intercepted
pre-empted
foiled
headed off
second-guessed
stopped
baulked
UK
balked
US
blocked
checked
helped
parried
circumvented
delayed
deterred
envisioned
expected
forecast
forecasted
foresaw
foreseen
impeded
monopolised
UK
monopolized
US
obstructed
predicted
preempted
projected
staved off
stove off
fended off
got ahead of
gotten ahead of
got in before
warded off
nipped in the bud
provided against
stole a march on
stolen a march on
beat someone to it
beaten someone to it
beat someone to the draw
beaten someone to the draw
beat someone to the punch
beaten someone to the punch
Verb
▲
Past tense for attack, terrorize
preyed on
caught
attacked
blackmailed
bled
bothered
bugged
bullied
burdened
consumed
depredated
depressed
devoured
distressed
ate
eaten
exploited
extorted
fleeced
haunted
hunted
intimidated
killed
loaded
oppressed
plundered
raided
seized
taxed
terrorised
UK
terrorized
US
troubled
victimised
UK
victimized
US
weighed
worried
fed on
lived off
lived on
took advantage of
taken advantage of
Verb
▲
Past tense for to mentally worry or torment
haunted
plagued
obsessed
tormented
troubled
beset
disturbed
worried
bedeviled
US
bedevilled
UK
besieged
burdened
oppressed
beleaguered
possessed
tortured
bugged
recurred
agitated
agonised
UK
agonized
US
annoyed
appalled
bothered
discomfited
disquieted
gnawed at
harassed
harrowed
hounded
infested
maddened
nagged at
nettled
preyed on
racked
vexed
weighed on
came back to
come back to
weighed heavily on
lied heavy on
stayed with
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