Absorbed
Absorbed adjective - Having the mind fixed on something.
Oblivious is a synonym for absorbed in preoccupied topic. In some cases you can use "Oblivious" instead an adjective "Absorbed".
Oblivious
Oblivious adjective - Not informed about or aware of something.
Absorbed is a synonym for oblivious in preoccupied topic. You can use "Absorbed" instead an adjective "Oblivious", if it concerns topics such as unaware.
Nearby Words: oblivion, obliviously
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- faraway and absorbed
- faraway and oblivious
- rapt and absorbed
- rapt and oblivious
- heedless and absorbed
- heedless and oblivious
- lost and absorbed
- lost and oblivious
- absent and absorbed
- absent and oblivious
- insensible and absorbed
- insensible and oblivious
- unconscious and absorbed
- unconscious and oblivious
Both words in one sentence
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Adults Are Useless: The parents are shown to be self-absorbed and oblivious to their children's problems until they are dead, and the teachers are cynical towards their handling of the dead kids (for instance, the Hippie Teacher who wants to exploit the deaths for group bonding rituals).
Source: Film / Heathers - As he's reading the notes over her shoulder, they become so absorbed by the act that they become oblivious to everything else.
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Weirdness Censor: Prudence, Lydia's college roommate, is so absorbed in her reading that she is completely oblivious to everything - including not just Lydia's presence, but Betelgeuse magically unpacking Lydia's things for her.
Source: Webcomic / Cobweb And Stripes
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