Synonyms for preoccupation
priˌɒk yəˈpeɪ ʃən, ˌpri ɒk-pre·oc·cu·pa·tion

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1. preoccupationnoun

   Synonyms:
   preoccupancy

2. preoccupationnoun

   the state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment

   Synonyms:
   preoccupancy

3. preoccupationnoun

   the act of occupying something before someone else

   Synonyms:
   preoccupancy

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1. preoccupationnoun

   an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention

   Synonyms:
   engrossment, preoccupancy, absorption

2. preoccupation, preoccupancy, absorption, engrossmentnoun

   the mental state of being preoccupied by something

   Synonyms:
   preoccupancy, assimilation, concentration, engrossment, intentness, absorption, immersion, soaking up

3. preoccupancy, preoccupationnoun

   the act of taking occupancy before someone else does

   Synonyms:
   engrossment, preoccupancy, absorption

Matched Categories

1. • Cognitive State
   • Idea

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. moodle

   moodle is to daydream, which is also to stare into space.

   i moodled up a few ideas.

   Submitted by rinat on June 7, 2017  

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1. preoccupationnoun

   Synonyms:
   prepossession

2. preoccupationnoun

   Synonyms:
   abstraction, inattention, revery, musing, absence, muse, absence of mind, brown study

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1. List of paraphrases for "preoccupation":

   concern

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How to use preoccupation in a sentence?

1. Jay Leno:

   Your preoccupation should be on doing what you do as well as you can. What your co-workers say about you, what your opponent is doing -- that doesn't matter.

2. Kahlil Gibran:

   Our worst fault is our preoccupation with the faults of others.

3. Bertrand Russell:

   It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly.

4. Eric Hoffer:

   A preoccupation with the future not only prevents us from seeing the present as it is but often prompts us to rearrange the past.

5. Helen Strudwick:

   The coffins show the skill and care with which the Egyptians prepared for the afterlife, to us, for whom death is a taboo subject, this seems like a morbid preoccupation. In fact, it was an obsession with life and an urgent wish to ensure its perfected continuation.