eat, sleep, and breathe

ADJECTIVE

immersed

Synonyms

STRONG

absorbed buried busy consumed engaged engrossed mesmerized occupied preoccupied spellbound

WEAK

bound-up deep intent into rapt taken up tied-up turned on wrapped-up

Antonyms

STRONG

bored disinterested idle inactive uninterested unoccupied

WEAK

ignorant neglectful negligent

ADJECTIVE

interested

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absorbed attentive engrossed excited implicated involved keen obsessed responsive sympathetic

STRONG

affected attracted awakened biased caught drawn enticed fascinated fired gone hooked impressed inspired inspirited lured moved occupied open predisposed prejudiced roused sold stimulated stirred struck taken touched

WEAK

intent into on the case partial partisan

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bored disinterested ignorant inattentive indifferent uncaring unconcerned unenthusiastic uninterested

STRONG

OK fair impartial unbiased unmoved

WEAK

apathetic incurious

ADJECTIVE

involved

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affected concerned embroiled entangled interested participating

STRONG

caught embarrassed enmeshed hooked incriminated occupied tangled

WEAK

immersed in into knee-deep in mixed up in mixed up with taking part in up to here in up to one's neck in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disinterested unconcerned unperturbed untroubled

WEAK

blameless easy exonerated simple uncomplicated

ADJECTIVE

obsessed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

captivated dominated haunted preoccupied troubled

STRONG

bedeviled beset bewitched controlled dogged engrossed fixated gripped harassed held hooked infatuated overpowered plagued possessed prepossessed seized tormented

WEAK

fiendish have on the brain hung up on immersed in into really into taken over tied-up turned on up to here in wound up with wrapped up in

Antonyms

STRONG

disenchanted

WEAK

indifferent unconcerned

Example Sentences

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Massapequa police families "eat, sleep and breathe it", she added.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

“My daughter, she does not eat, sleep and breathe soccer,” said Mario Thompson, 44, who has maintained the 5-7, 180-pound frame he had when he ran track and played football and basketball at Occidental College.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2023

“Bull riding: you have to eat, sleep and breathe it. Whenever you go to bed at night, you got to be thinking about it,” said 25-year-old Ezekiel “Blue” Mitchell.

From Washington Times • May 31, 2023

WILKINSON, Ind. — Many people in basketball-obsessed Indiana claim to eat, sleep and breathe the game.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2022

“We eat, sleep and breathe orthopedics,” said Ms. Conley of OrthoWorx, which she said was set up to “plan for the future of the orthopedic industry here.”

From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2013