focussing

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

Example Sentences

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focussing

He described the Scottish election result as "disappointing and hurtful" and took full responsibility for the strategy of focussing the campaign on constituencies rather than the list vote.

From BBC ● May 10, 2026

What is the multi-trillion pound industry focussing on in 2026?

From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2026

They worry that all it does is belittle hard work and dedication, instead, focussing on appearance and the pressure to look a certain way.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2025

"So I'm just looking forward to focussing on medicine in the near future."

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2025

Occasionally, focussing on a linguistic alteration can mislead us into thinking that something important has happened when it hasn’t, or that something happened at a particular moment when it actually happened earlier.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton