Absorbed
Absorbed adjective - Having the mind fixed on something.
Usage example: Lori was so absorbed in her book that she didn't hear the bell ring
Interested is a synonym for absorbed. In some cases you can use "Interested" instead the word "Absorbed" as an adjective or a noun.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- alert and absorbed
- alert and interested
- attentive and absorbed
- attentive and interested
- intent and absorbed
- intent and interested
- rapt and absorbed
- rapt and interested
- engrossed and absorbed
- engrossed and interested
- occupied and absorbed
- occupied and interested
- involved and absorbed
- involved and interested
Both words in one sentence
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She then gets self-absorbed, interested only in posting selfies and getting likes.
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He's vain, self-absorbed, interested in Belle because of her beauty, rude, scheming, and crazy enough to try killing the Beast in the end.
Source: Villain with Good Publicity - A better example is the Ditzy Genius Rika Shiguma, who's 15 and very interested in sex indeed... but, having so far being nearly completely absorbed by her studies and work, she ended up somewhat stunted in several ways.
Source: Innocent Prodigy
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