Distracted
Focused
Focused adjective - Having the mind fixed on something.
Usage example: was focused on the football game and didn't hear me knock
Distracted is an antonym for focused.
Both words in one sentence
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Under the Umbrella Tree: Iggy the Iguana, similarly, wants to be a guitarist but can't keep focused on his lessons, always getting distracted into doing other things when he should be playing.
Source: Dreadful Musician -
He's a bit more focused and patient than Sonic is, usually, but he's VERY easily distracted by things he finds interesting.
Source: Attention Deficit... Ooh, Shiny! -
River is heavily — and sexually — distracted by Jayne because an Academy escapee is using her psychic powers to keep her focused on him so River doesn't recognize her.
Source: Show Some Leg
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Focused and Distracted. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/distracted/focused
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