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Antonyms for preoccupied
priˈɒk yəˌpaɪdpre·oc·cu·pied

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English Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 2 votes

  1. preoccupied

    As regards mental action, absorbed, abstracted, and preoccupied refer to the cause, absent or absent-minded to the effect. The man absorbed in one thing will appear absent in others. A preoccupied person may seem listless and thoughtless, but the really listless and thoughtless have not mental energy to be preoccupied. The absent-minded man is oblivious of ordinary matters, because his thoughts are elsewhere. One who is preoccupied is intensely busy in thought; one may be absent-minded either through intense concentration or simply through inattention, with fitful and aimless wandering of thought. Compare ABSTRACT.

    Antonyms:
    alert, attentive, on hand, prompt, ready, thoughtful, wide-awake

    Synonyms:
    absent, absent-minded, absorbed, abstracted, heedless, inattentive, indifferent, listless, negligent, oblivious, thoughtless

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. bemused, deep in thought(p), lost(p), preoccupiedadjective

    deeply absorbed in thought

    "as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class"; "lost in thought"; "a preoccupied frown"

    Antonyms:
    unconcerned, thoughtless

  2. haunted, obsessed, preoccupied, taken up(p)adjective

    having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something

    "became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle"; "was absolutely obsessed with the girl"; "got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children"; "he was taken up in worry for the old woman"

    Antonyms:
    thoughtless, unconcerned

How to use preoccupied in a sentence?

  1. Paulina Porizkova:

    Starting last year- since my husband got diagnosed -Ive been on a strange journey. Paddling a canoe in a stormy sea. My boys are in the back, scared but preoccupied. Sometimes the waves are smaller and easier to navigate, some days I lose my paddle and waves threaten to overwhelm. But I know my purpose is to get myself and my kids to safety, to the beach.

  2. Marianne Williamson:

    Fill your mind with the meaningless stimuli of a world preoccupied with meaningless things, and it will not be easy to feel peace in your heart.

  3. Christian Strenger:

    The top brass at VW group and Audi are so preoccupied with the diesel issue that the company's management is lastingly distracted.

  4. Lee Buchheit:

    Countries sometimes do become preoccupied with their internal political issues and they don't get around dealing with external debt problem until it becomes messy.

  5. Francois Balloux:

    While we are preoccupied and fascinated by Omicron, Delta, the old enemy of the summer is still here causing damage, we have all got to be vaccinated. All this enchantment with Omicron is not an excuse to not get vaccinated.

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#1292ready
#2450alert
#6394prompt
#14493thoughtful
#24291attentive
#40280preoccupied
#63892thoughtless
#68910unconcerned

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