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Adverb

PREOCCUPIED

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2 senses for preoccupy as a Verb:

Synonyms:
- Preoccupy
Definitions:
- engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively
Examples:
- His work preoccupies him
- The matter preoccupies her completely
Synonyms:
- Preoccupy
Definitions:
- occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance
Examples:
- The army preoccupied the hills

2 senses for preoccupied as an Adjective:

Synonyms:
- Bemused
- Deep in thought
- Lost
- Preoccupied
Definitions:
- deeply absorbed in thought
Examples:
- As distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class
- Lost in thought
- A preoccupied frown
Antonyms:
- Thoughtless
Synonyms:
- Haunted
- Obsessed
- Preoccupied
- Taken up
Definitions:
- having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
Examples:
- 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:
- Unconcerned

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