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What is another word for engrossed in?

Pronunciation: [ɛnɡɹˈə͡ʊst ˈɪn] (IPA)

When someone is engrossed in something, it means they are fully absorbed in it and paying complete attention to it. There are several synonyms for this phrase that can be used to convey a similar meaning. For example, one might say that they are immersed, wrapped up, or consumed in an activity or task. Alternately, they may be deeply engrossed, fully involved, or completely absorbed in something. Other potential synonyms might include captivated, fixated, or focused, all of which suggest a high level of attention and concentration on a particular subject or task. Ultimately, the precise choice of words will depend on the context and the writer's intended tone or emphasis.
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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

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  • We are never more fully alive, more completely ourselves, or more deeply engrossed in anything than when we are playing.
    Charles Schaefer
  • The whole point of getting engrossed in something that interests you, is that you dissolve into it, the more the intensity...the more you become vapor - you dissolve. In fact, there is no you to judge, to see... only emptiness within, that is the whole purpose of life... at least my life!”
    Ramana Pemmaraju
  • We have become so engrossed in the work of the Lord that we have forgotten the Lord of the work.
    Aiden Wilson Tozer
  • They were going to look at war, the red animal — war, the blood-swollen god. And they were deeply engrossed in this march.
    Stephen Crane
  • Joseph was correct when he spoke of entities creating stages upon which to act out their problems. The point is that once the play begins, the actors are so completely engrossed in their roles that they forget that they themselves wrote the play, constructed the sets or are even acting. The reason is rather apparent: If you know that a situation is 'imaginary,' you are not going to come to grips with it.
    Jane Roberts

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