engross

[en-grohs] / ɛnˈgroʊs /

VERB

hold one's attention

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bewitch captivate enrapture enthrall fascinate immerse preoccupy

STRONG

absorb apply arrest assimilate attract busy consume corner engage engulf fill grip hog involve monopolize occupy soak

WEAK

be hung become lost sew up take up up on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bore disenchant disgust offend repel tire turn off

STRONG

eject let go misunderstand not use reject release surrender yield

WEAK

forget ignore repulse

Example Sentences

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Time had a way of evaporating instantly when he was engrossed in an interesting project, such as cataloging his baseball cards, or reading a good mystery.

From Literature

Sid Bellows was too engrossed in perusing pictures of women on the Silver Singles dating site to pay the boy any mind.

From Literature

If you adjust your expectations accordingly, you’re in for an engrossing ride.

From The Wall Street Journal

This discovery of Orage’s significance in Katherine Mansfield’s life and work matters to scholars, but Ms. Kimber misjudges how much it might engross readers of a biography.

From The Wall Street Journal

He wears a thick scarf and appears engrossed in a book.

From Literature

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