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Synonyms for engrossed
adj preoccupied; attentive to- absorbed
- captivated
- consumed
- engaged
- enthralled
- submerged
- bugged
- busy
- fascinated
- gone
- gripped
- hooked
- immersed
- intrigued
- lost
- monopolized
- occupied
- riveted
- all wound up
- assiduous
- caught up
- caught up in
- deep
- diligent
- fiend for
- head over heels
- heavily into
- hung up
- industrious
- intent
- into
- rapt
- really into
- sedulous
- taken up with
- tied up
- turned on
- up to here in
- wrapped up
Antonyms for engrossed
- existing
- idle
- inactive
- bored
- disenthralled
- disinterested
- ignoring
- inattentive
- oblivious
- uncaring
- uninterested
- unoccupied
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
absorbed
adjective. being completely occupied mentally
busier
adjective. engaged, at work
- active
- already taken
- assiduous
- at it
- buried
- diligent
- employed
- engaged
- engrossed
- having a full plate
- having enough on one's plate
- having fish to fry
- having many irons in the fire
- hustling
- in a meeting
- in conference
- in someone else's possession
- in the field
- in the laboratory
- industrious
- occupied
- on assignment
- on duty
- on the go
- overloaded
- persevering
- slaving
- snowed
- swamped
- tied up
- unavailable
- up to one's ears
- with a customer
- working
busiest
adjective. engaged, at work
- active
- already taken
- assiduous
- at it
- buried
- diligent
- employed
- engaged
- engrossed
- having a full plate
- having enough on one's plate
- having fish to fry
- having many irons in the fire
- hustling
- in a meeting
- in conference
- in someone else's possession
- in the field
- in the laboratory
- industrious
- occupied
- on assignment
- on duty
- on the go
- overloaded
- persevering
- slaving
- snowed
- swamped
- tied up
- unavailable
- up to one's ears
- with a customer
- working
busy
adjective. engaged, at work
- active
- already taken
- assiduous
- at it
- buried
- diligent
- employed
- engaged
- engrossed
- having a full plate
- having enough on one's plate
- having fish to fry
- having many irons in the fire
- hustling
- in a meeting
- in conference
- in someone else's possession
- in the field
- in the laboratory
- industrious
- occupied
- on assignment
- on duty
- on the go
- overloaded
- persevering
- slaving
- snowed
- swamped
- tied up
- unavailable
- up to one's ears
- with a customer
- working
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.