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adjective

Definition of engrossednext
as in immersed
having the mind fixed on something I was too engrossed in the book to notice the time

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engrossed

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verb

past tense of engross
as in interested
to hold the attention of a mystery story that will engross readers all the way to the surprise ending

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for engrossed
  1. intrigued
  2. absorbed
  3. immersed
  4. interested
  5. occupied
  6. fascinated
  7. involved
Verb
  • Yet even these arbiters of digital trends seemed genuinely intrigued.
    Jackie Snow, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Yet the challenge intrigued the architects, and Simeray went to look at the space in person.
    Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of intrigued
Adjective
  • Because of this, absorbed sunlight isn’t reradiated in every direction equally but in some directions more than others.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Chemical sunscreen, also called absorbed sunscreen, works by absorbing the UV rays, converting them to heat and releasing them from the body.
    Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 7 July 2024
Definition of absorbed
Verb
  • Performance shorts and compression T-shirts are a far cry from polyester regeneration but that’s the world that Patrik Frisk is immersed in now.
    Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Her design journey was influenced by her family’s wordly travels that allowed her to be immersed in diverse design aesthetics which laid the foundation for her global approach to interiors.
    Yola Robert, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of immersed
Adjective
  • These people, and many other Americans, weren’t interested in the politics of joy that Kamala Harris and the other law school grads were offering.
    David Brooks, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
  • For a moment, the film seems interested in the ambiguity of that tension.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of interested
Verb
  • There are only 325 spaces for RVs in city lots and as of early 2024, 95% were occupied, according to a legislative analysis.
    Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
  • But the forging of the rings and the relationship between those two ought to have been the focus of the first season, while their schism and ultimate war could have occupied this season.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of occupied
Verb
  • From the ages of 5 to 15, I was captivated by baseball cards, fascinated by their value appreciation and the prospect of selling them.
    Noel Burgess, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Gold coins through history Researchers and enthusiasts have always been fascinated by the discovery of gold.
    Gairika Mitra, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of fascinated
Verb
  • Part of that curriculum involved Día de los Muertos, which Gonzales described as an Indigenous ceremony that dates back millennia to the Aztec people of Mexico.
    Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
  • At the time of his indictment in 2018, Rosenthal was involved in two Vallejo charities, Voices of Vallejo — which kicked him off after his arrest — and a group called Cann-I-Dream, which Rosenthal founded.
    Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of involved
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