concentrating

ADJECTIVE

intent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

decided hell-bent preoccupied resolved

STRONG

alert attending bent bound deep eager earnest firm set steady watching

WEAK

absorbed attentive committed concentrated decisive engaged engrossed enthusiastic fixed immersed industrious intense minding occupied piercing rapt riveted settled steadfast watchful wrapped-up

Antonyms

STRONG

flexible indefinite soft trivial unconcerned undecided unenthusiastic unfixed unstable weak

WEAK

distracted irresolute

ADJECTIVE

listening

Synonyms

STRONG

accepting attending hearkening heeding interested receiving

WEAK

attentive paying attention

Antonyms

WEAK

inattentive indifferent

NOUN

conception

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appreciation conceit concept impression interpretation notion perception realization

STRONG

apperception apprehension clue cognition comprehension consideration design dreaming explanation exposition fancy image inkling intellection meditation musing philosophizing picture plan representation speculation thought version

WEAK

cogitating communing considering deliberating envisaging fancying imagining meditating mental grasp speculating

Antonyms

STRONG

concrete fact ignorance misunderstanding reality truth

WEAK

abortion being death

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“Overall, the research shows that deconcentrating poverty is likely to greatly improve the health and well-being of low-income families and to have long-run economic and educational benefits for the children of low-income families.”

From Slate • Aug. 13, 2018

And, in some cases, enrollment declines are linked to policies like deconcentrating poverty or factors like declining birth rates.

From US News • Sep. 14, 2016

concentrating

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