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dɪˈstræktdis·tract

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English Synonyms and Antonyms2.4 / 5 votes

  1. distractverb

    The central idea of withdrawing makes abstract in common speech a euphemism for appropriate (unlawfully), purloin, steal. In mental processes we discriminate between objects by distinguishing their differences; we separate some one element from all that does not necessarily belong to it, abstract it, and view it alone. We may separate two ideas, and hold both in mind in comparison or contrast; but when we abstract one of them, we drop the other out of thought. The mind is abstracted when it is withdrawn from all other subjects and concentrated upon one, diverted when it is drawn away from what it would or should attend to by some other interest, distracted when the attention is divided among different subjects, so that it can not be given properly to any. The trouble with the distracted person is that he is not abstracted. Compare DISCERN.

    Synonyms:
    abstract, appropriate, detach, discriminate, distinguish, divert, eliminate, purloin, remove, separate, steal, take away, withdraw

    Antonyms:
    add, combine, complete, conjoin, fill up, increase, restore, strengthen, unite

    Preposition:
    The purse may be abstracted from the pocket; the substance from the accidents; a book into a compend.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms1.7 / 3 votes

  1. distract

    Synonyms:
    divide, dissipate, dissever, disconcert, discompose, perplex, bewilder, convulse, madden, disturb

    Antonyms:
    unite, fix, concentrate, collect, compose

Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 2 votes

  1. distract, deflectverb

    draw someone's attention away from something

    "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors"

    Synonyms:
    forfend, unhinge, disorder, avert, ward off, disquiet, bend, obviate, perturb, fend off, stave off, block, debar, avoid, head off, forefend, parry, trouble, turn away, deflect, cark

  2. perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorderverb

    disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed

    "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"

    Synonyms:
    unhinge, disorder, perturb, inconvenience oneself, upset, inconvenience, ail, discommode, disquiet, bother, cark, deflect, put out, incommode, disoblige, pain, disarray, throw out of kilter, trouble, disturb, trouble oneself, derange

Dictionary of English Synonymes4.0 / 1 vote

  1. distractverb

    Synonyms:
    perplex, confuse, discompose, harass, disturb, disconcert, bewilder, confound, mystify, embarrass

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "distract":

    divert, deflect, amuse, entertain, hijack, detract

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#10269distinguish
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#12281madden
#14008entertain
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#19611discriminate
#21866parry
#23336disturb
#26034divert
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#30316distract
#30654avert
#35327detach
#37190amuse
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#49275dissipate
#52905disarray
#79750obviate
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#95211perplex
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#112349perturb
#145048debar
#224053bewilder
#229027convulse
#311709disconcert
#332329forfend

How to use distract in a sentence?

  1. Adam Schiff:

    It certainly is an attempt to distract and to hide the origin of the materials, to hide the White House hand, the question is, of course, why? And I think the answer to the question is this effort to point the Congress in other directions, basically say, 'Don't look at me. Don't look at Russia. There is nothing to see here.'.

  2. Muslim Advocates:

    Claims of anti-conservative bias are simply an attempt to distract users and the media from the conservative movements attacks against black communities and other marginalized groups.

  3. President Muhammadu Buhari:

    The recent spate of attacks by militants disrupting oil and power installations will not distract us from engaging leaders in the region in addressing (the) Niger Delta problems.

  4. Aaron Stanton:

    Virtually reality exercise is a really, really good at being able to distract you from the fact that you were exercising and letting you just enjoy the game.

  5. Grigor Dimitrov:

    If I win I will roll upside down on the court. So if I get to that point, every one will get to see my acrobatics live ! , i got bored on the tube. Then I just decided to take a funky photo. It was a good way to distract Grigor Dimitrov.


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