immersed

[ih-murst] / ɪˈmɜrst /

ADJECTIVE

deeply involved with

Synonyms

STRONG

absorbed buried busy consumed engaged engrossed mesmerized occupied preoccupied spellbound

WEAK

bound-up deep eat, sleep, and breathe intent into rapt taken up tied-up turned on wrapped-up

Antonyms

STRONG

bored disinterested idle inactive uninterested unoccupied

WEAK

ignorant neglectful negligent

Example Sentences

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He says he immersed himself in the science and history of alternative medicine.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

Krieger further immersed himself in the online community of space-stock fanatics and last year he opened a position in AST.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Kendra Smith-Howard, normally immersed in 20th-century environmental history, chose the 1500s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

I didn’t keep up with the franchise—somewhere around GTA IV, I got married, and before long I was immersed in an even more chaotic open-worlder called parenting.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Having been immersed in the development of the atom’s destructive potential, they were hoping to shift as a team into work on the generation of electricity and other such peacetime aspects of the embryonic science.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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