immersed

[ih-murst] / ɪˈmɜrst /

ADJECTIVE

deeply involved with

Synonyms

STRONG

absorbed buried busy consumed engaged engrossed mesmerized occupied preoccupied spellbound

WEAK

bound-up deep eat, sleep, and breathe intent into rapt taken up tied-up turned on wrapped-up

Antonyms

STRONG

bored disinterested idle inactive uninterested unoccupied

WEAK

ignorant neglectful negligent

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Krieger further immersed himself in the online community of space-stock fanatics and last year he opened a position in AST.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Kendra Smith-Howard, normally immersed in 20th-century environmental history, chose the 1500s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

I didn’t keep up with the franchise—somewhere around GTA IV, I got married, and before long I was immersed in an even more chaotic open-worlder called parenting.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

“I was completely immersed in the whole idea that I didn’t realize that I really just wanted to go back to Mexico,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

After the Pacheco case and up until this Joe Mondragon thing, Bloom had once again comfortably immersed himself in the endless petty squabbles, divorces, and mundane litigations of the poor people of Chamisa County.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

immersed

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