focussed

VERB

aim attention at

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attract concentrate direct fixate meet put

STRONG

adjust center centralize concenter convene converge fasten fix join pinpoint rivet sharpen spotlight sweat

WEAK

bring out home in home in on hone in key on knuckle down move in pour it on zero in zoom in

Antonyms

STRONG

disarrange disorganize disperse divide ignore scatter separate

WEAK

neglect

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focussed

But that didn't stop its shares from surging nearly 10 percent on Thursday, as investors focussed on its profit outlook.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

Across Caracas and La Guaira, many were focussed instead on Sunday services in churches to remember those lost and still missing.

From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026

The deterioration of that relationship was not the only highly personal situation the court focussed on.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

It is focussed on West Antarctica, home to 30-40% of the global population of Emperor penguins.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026

“Partly on his interest being focussed on what he calls ‘the soul,’ which he persists in regarding as an entity independent of the physical environment, whereas, as I tried to point out to him ...”

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley