focussing

VERB

aim attention at

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attract concentrate direct fixate meet put

STRONG

adjust center centralize concenter convene converge fasten fix join pinpoint rivet sharpen spotlight sweat

WEAK

bring out home in home in on hone in key on knuckle down move in pour it on zero in zoom in

Antonyms

STRONG

disarrange disorganize disperse divide ignore scatter separate

WEAK

neglect

Example Sentences

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Focussing on the general election, the question now is this.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2024

Focussing on the worst-case scenarios could also help inform the public - and might actually make the outcomes less likely.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2022

Focussing on the sun may be similarly short-sighted; perhaps extraterrestrial power plants tap into some spectacular aspect of reality we have yet to discover.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 3, 2019

Focussing on the northeastern state of Paraíba, she published data showing much higher rates of the birth defect than the official record reflected between 2012 and 2014, supposedly before the outbreak began.

From The New Yorker • May 11, 2016

Focussing his glasses on this smaller dust cloud, he saw that it was caused by a group of three horsemen who were riding as if for their lives.

From In Search of El Dorado by Collingwood, Harry