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Definition of absorbed :
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Synonyms:
inattentive, preoccupied, confined, awareness, heedless, mantled, abstracted, absorbable, clothed, wrapped up in, absent, listless, captive, cloaked, deep, drunk, indifferent, excite, oblivious, unreflected, jailed, wrapped, negligent, absent-minded, imprisoned, draped, lost, removed, enwrapped, thoughtless, united
attentive (part of speech: adjective)
cautious, concentrating, observant, engrossed, diligent, entranced, attentive, hearkening, heedful, regardful, watchful, immersed, considering, rapt, intent, enraptured, sharp, concerned, interested, observing, responsible, scrutinizing, vigilant, mindful, alert, fascinated, careful
received (part of speech: verb)
eaten, gulped, accessed, pocketed, received, ingested, devoured, got, taken, acquired, engorged, inhaled, swallowed, ate, inspired, took, admitted, accepted, gobbled
learned (part of speech: verb)
gleaned, studied, assimilated, grasped, learned, digested, understood, discovered, realized, mastered, read, comprehended
Usage examples:
- If not " worked to death," he was, at any rate, absorbed in her affairs. - "The Iron Woman", Margaret Deland.
- Reginald was absorbed in his Euclid, and held up his hand, as if to beg her to stop. - "Salome", Emma Marshall.
- Curlie was too much absorbed to answer her. - "Curlie Carson Listens In", Roy J. Snell.