Antonyms for concentration

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kon-suh n-trey-shuh n

Phonetic Transcription : ˌkɒn sənˈtreɪ ʃən

Definition of concentration

Origin : 1630s, "action of bringing to a center," noun of action from verb concentrate (v.). Meaning "a mass so collected" is from 1670s; "continuous focus of mental activity" is from 1846.

noun consolidation of effort
noun aggregation

Example sentences :

And how was I to know, then, that the concentration was due to the necessity of invention?
Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance

He has the constitution of a rhinoceros, the digestion of an ostrich, and the concentration of an oyster.
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

Oh, gentlemen, have ye ever seen such a concentration of vice?
Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle

“Quite,” said Barter, whose face was now a mask of concentration.
Extract from : « The Mind Master » by Arthur J. Burks

Let us now consider some of the implications of this concentration on rendering service.
Extract from : « Creating Capital » by Frederick L. Lipman

The pupil is being trained in systematic thought and in concentration.
Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper

It was a remarkable exhibition of concentration on his part.
Extract from : « The Wall Street Girl » by Frederick Orin Bartlett

He had not much of that faculty to be sure, but there was in it the force of concentration.
Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad

And he suffered most from the concentration of his thought upon the treasure.
Extract from : « Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard » by Joseph Conrad

Drake hitched his chair nearer and focused all his powers of concentration.
Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson

Synonyms for concentration

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