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Synonyms for preoccupied in English

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preoccupied:
- preoccupied; absent-minded
- obsessed; preoccupied; taken up; haunted; lost; bemused; deep in thought

English

Detailed Synonyms for preoccupied in English

preoccupied:

preoccupied

preoccupied
preoccupied; absent-minded
- preoccupied
- absent-minded

preoccupied adj

preoccupied

– having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something ¹
obsessed; preoccupied; taken up; haunted
– having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something ¹
- obsessed adj
  - was absolutely obsessed with the girl¹
- preoccupied adj
  - got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children¹
- taken up adj
  - he was taken up in worry for the old woman¹
- haunted adj
  - became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle¹
preoccupied

– deeply absorbed in thought ¹
lost; preoccupied; bemused; deep in thought
– deeply absorbed in thought ¹
- lost adj
  - lost in thought¹
- preoccupied adj
  - a preoccupied frown¹
- bemused adj
  - as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class¹
- deep in thought adj

Alternate Synonyms for "preoccupied":

bemused; deep in thought; lost; thoughtful
haunted; obsessed; taken up; concerned

Related Definitions for "preoccupied":

having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something¹
- got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children¹
deeply absorbed in thought¹
- a preoccupied frown¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University