browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
preoccupied |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb preoccupy 1 of 2 senses of preoccupy Sense 2 preoccupy => haunt, obsess, ghost => prepossess Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb preoccupy 1 of 2 senses of preoccupy Sense 2 preoccupy => haunt, obsess, ghost => prepossess Entailment of verb preoccupy Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb preoccupy 2 senses of preoccupy Sense 1 preoccupy => concern, interest, occupy, worry Sense 2 preoccupy => control, command Familiarity of verb preoccupy preoccupy used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb preoccupy Sense 1 preoccupy => concern, interest, occupy, worry -------------- Sense 2 preoccupy => control, command -------------- Overview of verb preoccupy The verb preoccupy has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) preoccupy -- (occupy urgently or obsessively; "This matter proccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else") 2. (1) preoccupy -- (engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand; "His work preoccupies him") Overview of adj preoccupied The adj preoccupied has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) bemused, deep in thought, lost, preoccupied -- (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") 2. (1) haunted, obsessed, preoccupied, taken up -- (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 of adj preoccupied 2 senses of preoccupied Sense 1 bemused, deep in thought(prenominal), lost(prenominal), preoccupied INDIRECT (VIA thoughtful) -> thoughtless Sense 2 haunted, obsessed, preoccupied, taken up(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA concerned) -> unconcerned Similarity of adj preoccupied 2 senses of preoccupied Sense 1 bemused, deep in thought(prenominal), lost(prenominal), preoccupied => thoughtful (vs. thoughtless) Sense 2 haunted, obsessed, preoccupied, taken up(prenominal) => concerned (vs. unconcerned) Attributes of adj preoccupied Familiarity of adj preoccupied preoccupied used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj preoccupied preoccupied Overview of verb preoccupy The verb preoccupy has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) preoccupy -- (occupy urgently or obsessively; "This matter proccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else") 2. (1) preoccupy -- (engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand; "His work preoccupies him") Overview of adj preoccupied The adj preoccupied has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) bemused, deep in thought, lost, preoccupied -- (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") 2. (1) haunted, obsessed, preoccupied, taken up -- (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")
preoccupied definition
This work is licensed under a
