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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"This is all dog content, when will the cat programme be on?" one person engrossed in the service wrote in the chatroom on PetTV's streaming page.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

People with no connection to the Post Office have told the BBC how they became engrossed watching the public inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2024

“You just sat through 1,500 shots of character performance that you were completely engrossed in,” Winquist says.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024

He was fiddling with an old radio and was so engrossed in his work that he didn’t notice Bo creeping up on him.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke

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