Distracted and Focused

Distracted

Distracted adjective - Feeling overwhelming fear or worry.

Focused is an antonym for 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.

Nearby Words: focus, focusing

Both words in one sentence

  • Dreadful Musician 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.
  • Attention Deficit... Ooh, Shiny! He's a bit more focused and patient than Sonic is, usually, but he's VERY easily distracted by things he finds interesting.
  • Show Some Leg 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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