Synonyms for concentration
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kon-suh n-trey-shuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌkɒn sənˈtreɪ ʃən |
Top 10 synonyms for concentration Other synonyms for the word concentration
- amassing
- bringing to bear
- centering
- centralization
- close attention
- cluster
- clustering
- coalescing
- collection
- compacting
- company
- compression
- concern
- concourse
- congregation
- convergence
- converging
- debate
- deliberation
- fixing
- flock
- flocking
- focusing
- group
- heed
- herd
- horde
- huddling
- intensification
- mass
- massing
- miscellany
- mob
- narrowing
- need
- party
- single-mindedness
- study
- unity
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for concentration
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