Involved
Involved adjective - Having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated.
Preoccupied is a synonym for involved in absorbed topic. In some cases you can use "Preoccupied" instead an adjective "Involved".
Nearby Words: involvement, involving
Preoccupied
Preoccupied adjective - Lost in thought and unaware of one's surroundings or actions.
Involved is a synonym for preoccupied in absorbed topic. You can use "Involved" instead an adjective "Preoccupied".
Nearby Words: preoccupy, preoccupying
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- intent and involved
- intent and preoccupied
- rapt and involved
- rapt and preoccupied
- engrossed and involved
- engrossed and preoccupied
- deep and involved
- deep and preoccupied
- busy and involved
- busy and preoccupied
- occupied and involved
- occupied and preoccupied
- absorbed and involved
- absorbed and preoccupied
Both words in one sentence
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However, the USSR didn't get involved as they were a bit preoccupied by border clashes with Imperial Japan near the Mongolian border.
- At one point, during a mission that involved his mother, when he was understandably preoccupied, Jake had to take him aside and tell him to start cracking stupid jokes because he was scaring the others.
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At that point Angeline (who has been treated as comic relief for much of the book), Trey Juarez (who was mostly preoccupied with his own love life), and Jill (who has not been involved in a fight in quite a while), turn up as reinforcements and save the day.
Source: Literature / Bloodlines
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