engrossed

[en-grohst] / ɛnˈgroʊst /

ADJECTIVE

preoccupied; attentive to

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absorbed captivated consumed engaged enthralled submerged

STRONG

bugged busy fascinated gone gripped hooked immersed intrigued lost monopolized occupied riveted

WEAK

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

STRONG

existing idle inactive

WEAK

bored disenthralled disinterested ignoring inattentive oblivious uncaring uninterested unoccupied

Example Sentences

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He wears a thick scarf and appears engrossed in a book.

From Literature

Mr. Steele is also engrossed by the meltdown at the Heritage Foundation.

From The Wall Street Journal

For much of the summer, though, he was engrossed in something else.

From The Wall Street Journal

When Molly read the book, as a 12-year-old, "I'm not sure that I ever looked up from it. I was totally engrossed."

From BBC

Said Palmer, engrossed in preparing the program for the last eight months: “It’s time.”

From Los Angeles Times