Antonyms for engrossed
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : en-grohs |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈgroʊs |
Definition of engrossed
Origin :- c.1400, "to buy up the whole stock of" (in Anglo-French from c.1300), from Old French en gros "in bulk, in a large quantity, at wholesale," as opposed to en detail. See gross.
- Figurative sense of "absorb the whole attention" is first attested 1709. A parallel engross, meaning "to write (something) in large letters," is from Anglo-French engrosser, from Old French en gros "in large (letters)." Related: Engrossed; engrossing.
- adj preoccupied; attentive to
- The discovery which Ellinor had just made to me engrossed all my powers of attention.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- She immediately attracted and engrossed the attention of all present.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- The idea became rooted in his mind, and engrossed his thoughts.
- Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
- The subject abstracted their attention, and engrossed all their faculties.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- Business has not, however, engrossed the whole of Mr. Beckwith's time and talents.
- Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
- Luckily they were so engrossed in the matter on hand that neither of them observed me.
- Extract from : « The Captain of the Pole-Star and Other Tales » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- But Rodenard talked on, engrossed in his theme to the exclusion of all else.
- Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini
- So engrossed had I been that I had never heard his soft approach over the turf.
- Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
- Engrossed in the scene below she had not so much as listened to his bitter tirade.
- Extract from : « Love-at-Arms » by Raphael Sabatini
- "Have they not told you," rejoined the other airily, engrossed in filling the glasses.
- Extract from : « The Trampling of the Lilies » by Rafael Sabatini
Synonyms for engrossed
- absorbed
- all wound up
- assiduous
- bugged
- busy
- captivated
- caught up
- caught up in
- consumed
- deep
- diligent
- engaged
- enthralled
- fascinated
- fiend for
- gone
- gripped
- head over heels
- heavily into
- hooked
- hung up
- immersed
- industrious
- intent
- into
- intrigued
- lost
- monopolized
- occupied
- rapt
- really into
- riveted
- sedulous
- submerged
- taken up with
- tied up
- turned on
- up to here in
- wrapped up
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