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What is another word for
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Adjective
Forgetful or careless due to distraction
Concerned with something else
Preoccupied with something to the exclusion of everything else
Attached to someone or something in a neurotic or pathological manner
To be continuously haunted or possessed by something, especially negative emotions, ideas or desires
Puzzled, confused, or bewildered
Distant and cold in manner
Dreamy and unaware of one's surroundings, for example because one is in love
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 keep from happening
Past tense for attack, terrorize
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Adjective
▲
Forgetful or careless due to distraction
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
in a brown study
in a world of your own
dreamy
vague
musing
dreaming
unmindful
miles away
reflective
wool-gathering
meditative
ruminative
unheeding
introspective
contemplative
scatterbrained
cogitative
ruminant
wistful
broody
speculative
negligent
careless
thinking
neglectful
scatty
not with us
out to lunch
unconscious
vacant
studious
ditzy
reflecting
pondering
unobservant
unthinking
somewhere else
wandering
blank
philosophical
deliberative
with your head in the clouds
prayerful
withdrawn
remote
diverted
agitated
attentive
imagining
inadvertent
detached
fantasizing
US
fantasising
UK
distraught
puzzled
bewildered
not there
mystified
nonplussed
museful
spacey
analytical
unfocused
apt to forget
pipe dreaming
insensible
retrospective
discerning
philosophic
calculating
with a mind like a sieve
not with it
disregardful
inclined to forget
a million miles away
in a dream
in a daze
empty
unseeing
out in space
thoughtless
vacuous
frantic
frenzied
hysteric
hysterical
delirious
indifferent
omitted
minus
bare
hollow
deficient
devoid
ruminating
beside oneself
in brown study
insensitive
unconcerned
excogitative
introvertive
in short supply
reasoning
cerebral
intellectual
unsystematic
disorganized
US
unreliable
undependable
in a reverie
regardless
giddy
feather-headed
empty-headed
erratic
dizzy
birdbrained
feather-brained
inobservant
unobserving
unwatchful
unperceiving
undiscerning
unnoticing
apathetic
bored
listless
dozy
dippy
dappy
gone
disorganised
UK
baffled
confused
lacking concentration
not concentrating
off-guard
surroundings
idle
off in a world of one's own
perplexed
flustered
troubled
disconcerted
ruffled
discomposed
slapdash
slipshod
lax
space cadet
goofing off
unaware of events
head in the clouds
pestered
harassed
befuddled
tormented
with a memory like a sieve
fazed
confounded
hassled
out of it
looking out window
amnemonic
having a memory like a sieve
inattentive to
slack
remiss in
asleep on the job
indifferent to
negligent about
nirvanic
not on the job
remiss about
unwitting
oblivious to
like an absent-minded professor
sloppy
remiss
lax about
solemn
sidetracked
at sea
wary
cautious
earnest
serious
observant
observative
grave
in a flap
driven to distraction
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
passionate
fixated
engrossed
engaged
occupied
involved
fanatical
hooked
distracted
hung up
immersed
consumed
captivated
infatuated
really into
riveted
lost
focussed
UK
gripped
keen
focused
US
besotted
enthralled
buried
fascinated
smitten
spellbound
intrigued
intent
happy
devoted
rapt
mesmerized
US
deep
busy
interested
hypnotized
US
queer
intense
hypnotised
UK
mesmerised
UK
monomaniacal
caught up
into
taken over
tied up
single-minded
turned on
hell-bent
wrapped up
wound up
head over heels
locked in
dialed in
up to here in
preoccupied with
nuts about
stuck on
eat sleep and breathe
hooked on
dedicated to
enthusiastic about
single-minded about
gone on
dotty about
potty about
possessed by
crazy about
preoccupied by
up to one's ears
caught up in
up to here
wild on
deep in thought
heavily into
hung up on
devoted to
obsessive about
having a one-track mind
knee-deep
crazy
ardent
fervid
fervent
feverish
impassioned
nuts
full
prepossessed
dotty
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Preoccupied with something to the exclusion of everything else
engrossed
absorbed
immersed
occupied
engaged
enthralled
busy
rapt
involved
deep
consumed
captivated
intent
riveted
focused
US
gripped
attentive
focussed
UK
intrigued
interested
hooked
lost
fascinated
industrious
diligent
assiduous
sedulous
observant
submerged
held
into
bugged
gone
monopolised
UK
monopolized
US
tied up
wrapped up
caught up
all ears
focused on
riveted by
hung up
captivated by
gripped by
intent on
preoccupied by
turned on
head over heels
all wound up
beguiled by
engaged in
engaged with
fiend for
fixated by
heavily into
hypnotized by
intrigued by
mesmerized by
really into
caught up in
taken up with
up to here in
mesmerized
US
concentrating
mesmerised
UK
fixed
spellbound
concentrated
committed
fixated
entranced
enrapt
employed
taken up
obsessed
steadfast
taken
buried
working
enthusiastic
enchanted
abstracted
unavailable
hypnotized
US
hypnotised
UK
in a brown study
up to here
at work
determined
earnest
steady
firm
resolved
intense
obsessive
happy
studious
watchful
set
fanatical
resolute
alert
inflexible
infatuated
single-minded
active
enraptured
bewitched
charmed
bound-up
wrapped
absent-minded
bustling
eat sleep and breathe
hopping
laborious
beguiled
tied-up
locked in
dialed in
enamored
US
hard-pressed
utilized
US
enamoured
UK
on the job
utilised
UK
in harness
up to one's ears
on the hop
hard at work
on the go
tied down
hard at it
have a prior engagement
on assignment
have a previous engagement
with a customer
queer
devoted
steeped
possessed
bent
centered
US
busy with
connected
centred
UK
in use
eager
enfolded
deep in thought
insistent
glued
ignorant
distracted
up to one's ears in
impatient
clocked up
on the trot
hell-bent
absentminded
entranced by
fascinated by
distracted by
taken up by
distrait
dreamy
enthralled by
spellbound by
rushed off your feet
hanging on every word
somewhere else
wool-gathering
not there
with your head in the clouds
in a world of your own
miles away
not with us
too much on plate
rapturous
exclusive
whole
entire
undivided
all
ecstatic
bound up
transported
reserved
being used
strong-minded
persistent
dogged
dedicated
driven
intensive
motivated
rhapsodic
giddy
delighted
elevated
thrilled
euphoric
elated
exhilarated
rhapsodical
heady
sent
intoxicated
transfixed
blissful
ravished
on task
settled
enticed
overloaded
absent
joyful
inattentive
dreaming
overwhelmed
content
daydreaming
unconscious
oblivious
snowed
carried away
blissed out
on the move
busy as a bee
have one's hands full
busy as a beaver
at it
set on
deep in
hooked on
on duty
in a meeting
on active service
otherwise engaged
in conference
already taken
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Attached to someone or something in a neurotic or pathological manner
fixated
engrossed
absorbed
focussed
UK
focused
US
obsessed
captivated
fascinated
fanatical
passionate
hooked
mesmerised
UK
mesmerized
US
hypnotised
UK
hypnotized
US
infatuated
besotted
devoted
smitten
intense
keen
spellbound
monomaniacal
attached
prepossessed
neurotic
paranoid
wackadoo
wackadoodle
single-minded
hell-bent
hung up on
obsessive about
preoccupied by
preoccupied with
wrapped up in
dedicated to
devoted to
possessed by
caught up in
engrossed in
enthusiastic about
immersed in
single-minded about
gone on
hooked on
nuts about
taken up with
potty about
gripped by
obsessed with
wild on
crazy about
fanatical about
infatuated with
besotted with
stuck on
dotty about
in the grip of
gripped
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 your tether
under stress
strained
aggravated
badgered
careworn
fretting
full of
pestered
with your back to the wall
worn out
browbeaten
pressurized
US
uptight
hurried
rushed
grief-stricken
with one's back up against the wall
in a state
pressurised
UK
hot and bothered
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
out of it
shocked
disorientated
amazed
dumbstruck
uncomprehending
overwhelmed
aghast
gobsmacked
uncertain
bowled over
blank
rattled
dazzled
not with it
all at sea
overcome
mixed up
foxed
blown away
light-headed
dismayed
giddy
awestruck
lightheaded
thunderstruck
staggering
unsteady
wobbly
upset
stuck
gaga
hazy
agape
awed
wonderstruck
addlebrained
hard-pressed
knocked for six
faint
shaky
breathless
hard put
reeling
doubtful
disturbed
dumb
weak-kneed
tipsy
awestricken
dumfounded
slap-happy
woolly
UK
openmouthed
wooly
US
open-mouthed
wide-eyed
off balance
lost for words
filled with wonder
weak in the knees
filled with astonishment
filled with amazement
filled with awe
worried
inattentive
vexed
nonplused
beat
vertiginous
drugged
vague
dreamy
stymied
agog
swimming
gravelled
UK
in a dither
graveled
US
numb
blind
blinded
light
foggy
disorganized
US
incredulous
off-balance
marveling
US
marvelling
UK
wondering
shook
unglued
numbed
disorganised
UK
woolly-headed
benumbed
spaced out
out of control
at a loss for words
unable to believe your eyes
shook up
unable to believe one's ears
without ideas
impressed
defeated
embarrassed
eccentric
discountenanced
trippy
frustrated
whirling
swimmy
aswoon
frozen
intoxicated
senile
drowsy
maladjusted
distraught
daft
puckish
touched
impish
prankish
capricious
whimsical
pixyish
bedazzled
half-asleep
had their heads messed with
besotted
bleary
confusticated
got
caused to be at a stand
buffaloed
thrown off
unhinged
deranged
unbalanced
demented
foolish
made to scratch their head
gone
come apart
out to lunch
frightened
alarmed
jolted
not knowing if you are coming or going
awe-struck
in a state of confusion
in a muddle
caught on the hop
goggle-eyed
in amazement
taken by surprise
caught on the wrong foot
bollixed
balled up
fouled up
at wits' end
uncertain which way to turn
brought to a standstill
tottering
weak
put to it
teetering
in a fog
mind-blown
without a clue
at a complete loss
abstracted
with rubbery legs
absent
diverted
agitated
with legs like jelly
distrait
weak at the knees
impassive
empty
vacant
unexpressive
distant
faraway
absorbed
ruffled
absentminded
pestered
harassed
tormented
hassled
sidetracked
unfocused
miles away
in a flap
driven to distraction
stupid
clouded
cloudy
blurry
woolly-minded
insensible
confusional
muddle-headed
addle-brained
misty
shadowy
blurred
sailing
adrift
senseless
cold
stuporous
simple
nonsensical
dozy
slow
swaying
sleepy
tired
delirious
drunken
unfeeling
irrational
unsound
turbid
insensitive
psychotic
unstable
crazy
unsettled
out-of-joint
asea
whacko
paralyzed
US
deadened
unresponsive
paralysed
UK
in a stupor
with Alzheimer's disease
dead
torpid
asleep
glassy-eyed
shot to pieces
screwy
unscrewed
anaesthetized
UK
immobilized
US
not knowing if one is coming or going
anesthetized
US
immobilised
UK
wooden
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
unemotional
frigid
unsympathetic
undemonstrative
formal
unfeeling
stiff
emotionless
cold-blooded
apathetic
impassive
passionless
reticent
glacial
unwelcoming
restrained
solitary
chill
austere
antiseptic
forbidding
wooden
phlegmatic
uncordial
inhospitable
lukewarm
gelid
stolid
clammy
unenthusiastic
brittle
hard-eyed
hostile
reclusive
stony
calm
taciturn
affectless
uncongenial
wintry
US
wintery
UK
numb
retiring
misanthropic
quiet
clinical
stoical
stoic
impassible
rigid
coldish
frozen
supercilious
arctic
guarded
unneighbourly
silent
unmoved
poker-faced
shy
offhand
stuffy
secretive
deadpan
private
self-controlled
uncompanionable
unsocial
unaffable
passive
uncurious
businesslike
controlled
unsentimental
close
blank
vacant
expressionless
conventional
neutral
annoyed
offended
impudent
impertinent
procacious
insolent
serene
sober
unloving
muted
composed
starchy
negative
matter-of-fact
objective
media-shy
heartless
flat
nonchalant
unamiable
cold-hearted
unpassioned
abstract
thick-skinned
retired
impartial
inhibited
hard-boiled
staid
antagonistic
cool, calm and collected
off
unruffled
self-contained
mild
unexpressive
unkind
snooty
tranquil
shrinking
lifeless
placid
stern
demure
strait-laced
severe
dead
bland
toneless
hollow
stilted
snobbish
close-mouthed
rational
unexcitable
modest
eremitic
flinty
tight-lipped
laconic
callous
timid
self-effacing
nowhere
imperturbable
unimpassioned
immovable
unaffected
nonemotional
steely
collected
prim
inexpressive
hard-hearted
hard-headed
backward
bashful
closemouthed
dumb
unsmiling
uncivil
serious
inimical
unneighborly
pococurante
rude
short
nongregarious
inflexible
laid back
uncaring
uncharitable
repellent
insensible
complacent
insouciant
perfunctory
insensitive
obdurate
inapproachable
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
empty
spiritless
hardhearted
sheepish
coy
recessive
unhappy
hateful
depressing
level-headed
cool-headed
stony-hearted
cheerless
mopey
mopish
socially inhibited
unagitated
alienated
bored
brooding
distrustful
scowling
ardorless
impervious
loveless
impotent
unromantic
aseptic
retreated
thoughtful
recluse
equable
unimpressionable
contemptuous
withering
seclusive
unvexed
not surprised
nonplussed
unworried
logical
proud
lofty
suspicious
coldhearted
marble
uncompassionate
blah
listless
cynical
eremetic
ascetic
disagreeable
hermitlike
just watching the clock
not giving a damn
lackadaisical
outside
on ice
stuck-up
uninquiring
cold fish
lone wolf
exact
precise
unwilling to mix with other people
correct
proper
bureaucratic
inhuman
uncommitted
unbiased
unprejudiced
non-emotional
ungenerous
mute
along for the ride
going with the flow
rolling with the punches
subtle
slight
affected
starched
untalkative
tongue-tied
unconversational
easygoing
supine
seemly
official
featureless
uncolored
straight
depersonalised
UK
faceless
candid
colorless
US
careful
soulless
depersonalized
US
gray
US
colourless
UK
grey
UK
equal
measured
nondiscriminatory
anonymous
monolithic
secret
mum
UK
polite
xenophobic
antipathetic
jaundiced
mortal
adversary
ill-disposed
adversarial
discourteous
ungracious
speechless
tight-mouthed
wordless
curt
dark
clamlike
straight arrow
by the numbers
keeping people at arm's length
stiff-necked
mumchance
faint
subdued
unreceptive
self-restrained
evasive
mom
US
hush-hush
strictly business
cold turkey
constrained
apathetic about
unmoved by
indifferent about
uninvolved in
incurious about
uninterested in
brusque
unfavorable
US
unfavourable
UK
at a loss for words
unsurprised
strict
cautious
on the QT
dried up
buttoned up
clammed up
harsh
pokerfaced
hard
grim
indirect
rigorous
grave
soft-spoken
peaceful
sedate
gentle
ceremonious
noncommittal
solemn
dour
uninvolved with
bored by
hands-off
unmindful of
laissez-faire
noninterventionist
dispassionate about
heedless of
deaf to
unrelenting
stringent
straight-faced
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
mean-looking
heavy-handed
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Dreamy and unaware of one's surroundings, for example because one is in love
moony
abstracted
astral
calming
chimerical
daydreaming
excellent
fanciful
fantastic
gentle
idealistic
imaginary
immaterial
impractical
intangible
introspective
introvertive
lulling
marvellous
UK
marvelous
US
misty
musing
mythical
nightmarish
otherworldly
out of this world
pensive
phantasmagoric
phantasmagorical
quixotic
relaxing
shadowy
soothing
speculative
unreal
unsubstantial
utopian
vague
visionary
whimsical
woolgathering
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
persistent
overwhelming
chronic
inveterate
habitual
overpowering
driving
confirmed
incurable
hardened
irrational
incorrigible
urgent
extreme
ungovernable
potent
forceful
intense
irrepressible
deep-seated
strong
powerful
oppressive
profound
overmastering
addicted
irredeemable
hopeless
violent
dependent
hooked
unreasonable
enthusiastic
passionate
clinical
illogical
out of control
unavoidable
unbearable
unreasoning
uncontrolled
pathologic
inexorable
overbearing
shattering
crushing
devastating
inevitable
sure
unpreventable
imperative
certain
pervasive
stifling
intolerable
unutterable
marked
overriding
profuse
suffocating
irrefutable
very strong
telling
weighty
paralyzing
US
paralysing
UK
fated
destined
ineluctable
ingrained
prevalent
constant
recurrent
recurring
ineradicable
long-standing
fascinating
absorbing
deep-rooted
engrossing
enthralling
riveting
intriguing
interesting
engaging
arresting
immersing
involving
preoccupying
devouring
ardent
immoderate
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
holden
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
gripped
distracted
busied
interested
concerned
possessed
beset
dominated
fascinated
held
enwrapped
haunted
fixated
intrigued
bemused
diverted
riveted
rivetted
employed
engulfed
buried
become an obsession with
entertained
amused
beguiled
bedevilled
UK
hounded
bedeviled
US
plagued
monopolized
US
overcome
committed
thrown
disturbed
holden
wrapped
wrapt
eaten up
ate up
preyed on your mind
monopolised
UK
took control of
bound
taken control of
attracted
excited
tempted
drew
snared
tantalized
US
captivated
lured
titillated
aroused
perked up
touched
pulled
pleased
engaged one's attention
grabbed
mattered to
piqued
became an obsession with
turned on
lit someone's fire
tantalised
UK
mesmerized
US
enchanted
whetted one's appetite
moved
mesmerised
UK
arrested
bewitched
sat up
floated someone's boat
overwhelmed
ruled
tormented
devoted
worried
troubled
appealed to
devoured
bothered
overcame
plunged
drawn
harassed
controlled
infatuated
preyed on
embroiled
grasped
overpowered
associated
overburdened
implicated
caught up
got lost in
drowned
had a grip on
held your attention
threw yourself into
entangled
participated
linked
lost oneself in
swamped
imputed
overloaded
got
wrapped up
engrossed oneself
concentrated
bounden
enlisted
caught your eye
inculpated
attended
entailed
thrown yourself into
tickled your fancy
stayed with
had a hold on
aroused curiosity
taken over
took over
eaten away at
ate away at
taken up
absorbed yourself in
took up
sunken
sunk
sank
gotten
took in
taken in
gat
tickled someone's fancy
caught one's eye
held one's attention
aroused one's curiosity
captured one's imagination
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
vext
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
preyed on your mind
occupied thoughts
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
holden
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
amused
distracted
entertained
enchanted
grabbed
pleased
held the attention of
employed
transfixed
kept busy
tied up
captured
gained
seized
fixed
fixt
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
pulled
enticed
obsessed
overwhelmed
enamoured
UK
impressed
lured
moved
invited
enamored
US
regaled
wiled
witched
killed
concerned
attended
kept amused
disported
affected
influenced
won over
used up
recreated
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
swept off feet
tickle to death
tickled the fancy of
tickled to death
given pleasure to
gave pleasure to
more ❯
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
holp
holpen
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
loaden
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
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