engrossed

[en-grohst] / ɛnˈgroʊst /

ADJECTIVE

preoccupied; attentive to

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absorbed captivated consumed engaged enthralled submerged

STRONG

bugged busy fascinated gone gripped hooked immersed intrigued lost monopolized occupied riveted

WEAK

all wound up assiduous caught up caught up in deep diligent fiend for head over heels heavily into hung up industrious intent into rapt really into sedulous taken up with tied-up turned on up to here in wrapped-up

Antonyms

STRONG

existing idle inactive

WEAK

bored disenthralled disinterested ignoring inattentive oblivious uncaring uninterested unoccupied

Example Sentences

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"This is all dog content, when will the cat programme be on?" one person engrossed in the service wrote in the chatroom on PetTV's streaming page.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Mr. Steele is also engrossed by the meltdown at the Heritage Foundation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

When Molly read the book, as a 12-year-old, "I'm not sure that I ever looked up from it. I was totally engrossed."

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025

“That’s what we want to do — tell stories for people to be engrossed by and if they are engrossed, then job done.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2024

Shocked, I turned to the twins, but they were too engrossed in prayer to see what I was seeing.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

engrossed

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