| Main Entry: | absorption |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | assimilation, incorporation |
Synonyms: |
consumption, digestion, drinking in, exhaustion, fusion, imbibing, impregnation, ingestion, inhalation, intake, osmosis, penetration, reception, retention, saturation, soaking up, suction, taking in |
| Main Entry: | absorption |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | total attention toward something |
Synonyms: |
captivation, concentration, engagement, engrossment, enthrallment, fascination, hang-up, holding, immersion, intentness, involvement, occupation, preoccupation, raptness |
Antonyms: |
boredom, distraction |
| Main Entry: | absent-mindedness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | preoccupation |
Synonyms: |
absorption, abstraction, distraction, dreaminess, forgetfulness, heedlessness, inattention |
| Main Entry: | abstraction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | state of being lost in thought |
Synonyms: |
absorption, aloofness, brooding, cogitation, consideration, contemplation, daydreaming, detachment, engrossment, entrancement, musing, pensiveness, pondering, preoccupation, reflecting, reflection, remoteness, reverie, ruminating, thinking, trance |
| Main Entry: | attention |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | concentration |
Synonyms: |
absorption, application, assiduity, consideration, contemplation, debate, deliberation, diligence, engrossment, heed, heedfulness, immersion, industry, intentness, mind, scrutiny, study, thinking, thought, thoughtfulness |
Antonyms: |
disregard, ignorance, neglect, negligence |
| Main Entry: | concentration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | consolidation of effort |
Synonyms: |
absorption, amassing, application, assembly, bringing to bear, centering, centralization, close attention, clustering, coalescing, combination, compacting, compression, concern, congregation, consolidation, convergence, converging, debate, deliberation, fixing, flocking, focusing, heed, huddling, intensification, massing, narrowing, need, single-mindedness, study, unity |
| Main Entry: | earnestness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | determination; seriousness |
Synonyms: |
absorption, ardor, attentiveness, concentration, decision, deliberation, devotion, doggedness, eagerness, engrossment, enthusiasm, fervor, firmness, gravity, intensity, intentness, keenness, passion, perseverance, persistence, purposefulness, resolution, resolve, serious-mindedness, sincerity, sobriety, solemnity, stress, tenacity, urgency, vehemence, warmth, zeal |
Antonyms: |
flippancy, insincerity, unimportance |
| Main Entry: | interest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | attraction, curiosity |
Synonyms: |
absorption, activity, affection, attentiveness, care, case, concern, concernment, consequence, diversion, engrossment, enthusiasm, excitement, game, hobby, importance, interestedness, into, leisure activity, matter, moment, note, notice, passion, pastime, preoccupation, pursuit, racket, recreation, regard, relaxation, relevance, significance, sport, suspicion, sympathy, thing |
Antonyms: |
apathy, boredom, disinterest, indifference |
| Main Entry: | reflection |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | thought, thinking |
Synonyms: |
absorption, brainwork, cerebration, cogitation, consideration, contemplation, deliberation, idea, imagination, impression, meditation, musing, observation, opinion, pensiveness, pondering, rumination, speculation, study, view |
| Main Entry: | reverie |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | daydream |
Synonyms: |
absent-mindedness, absorption, abstraction, castle-building, castles in the air, contemplation, detachment, dreaminess, dreaming, fantasy, fool's paradise, head trip, inattention, meditation, mind trip, muse, musing, pensiveness, phantasy, pipe dream, preoccupation, study, thought, trance, trip*, woolgathering |
Antonyms: |
nightmare |