preoccupied
adjective
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
deeply absorbed in thought
as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class
Related & opposite
- preoccupancy derivation
- thoughtful similar to
Sense 2 adjective
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle
Related & opposite
- preoccupancy derivation
- concerned similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | preoccupancy |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | thoughtful |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | preoccupancy |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | concerned |