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. Frank Caplan:

   Play has been man's most useful preoccupation.

2. Bertrand Russell:

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

3. 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.

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. Eric Hoffer:

   Perhaps a modern society can remain stable only by eliminating adolescence, by giving its young, from the age of ten, the skills, responsibilities, and rewards of grownups, and opportunites for action in all spheres of life. Adolescence should be a time of useful action, while book learning and scholarship should be a preoccupation of adults.