Focused
Focused adjective - Having the mind fixed on something.
Usage example: was focused on the football game and didn't hear me knock
Oblivious
Both words in one sentence
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Pop-Cultural Osmosis Failure: Jack is completely oblivious to pop culture because he has been so focused on hockey his whole life.
Source: Webcomic / Check, Please! -
In Kingdom, Buddy catches on pretty quickly that he's bad news, while Lyndsay is completely oblivious (since she's too focused on admiring him as a fellow explorer).
Source: Video Game / My Sims - They may be focused on their own lives and oblivious to their child's situationnote and in Coco's case, not be all right in the head}}, but they still care about her, as proved when The Masquerade gets broken.
Source: Literature / Funny Business
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