minding

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 concentrating decisive engaged engrossed enthusiastic fixed immersed industrious intense occupied piercing rapt riveted settled steadfast watchful wrapped-up

Antonyms

STRONG

flexible indefinite soft trivial unconcerned undecided unenthusiastic unfixed unstable weak

WEAK

distracted irresolute

Example Sentences

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minding

“Was he minding the store? There’s a lot of work to be done at the office,” Rosenblum said.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

Ihab Ayad, a relative of the women, said that they had been "minding their own business" at home when Israel carried out the strike.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

“I feel sorry for him, but I feel sorry for the Roebucks too. Two innocent people minding their own business.”

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

While the 2030 Games in the French Alps await, Frankel is minding the net for the Boston Fleet in the Professional Women’s Hockey League.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

I descended, minding carefully where I went, for the stairs were dark, being only lit by loopholes in the heavy masonry.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

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