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Synonyms and antonyms of preoccupation in English

preoccupation

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TRANCE

Synonyms

absorption
concentration
abstraction
brown study
woolgathering
trance
spell
daze
dazed condition
half-conscious state
hypnosis
hypnotic state
sleepwalking
coma
stupor
vision
daydream
reverie
dream
pipe dream

ADDICTION

Synonyms

addiction
addictedness
obsession
enslavement
fixation
enthrallment
mania
compulsion
craze
fetish
quirk
hangup
alcoholism
dipsomania
barbiturism
cocainism
morphinism

EMPLOYMENT

Synonyms

task
chore
employment
work
job
employ
service
occupation
business
profession
vocation
calling
pursuit
trade
field
line

Antonyms

unemployment
leisure
inactivity
avocation
hobby
sideline

IDOLATRY

Synonyms

idolatry
inordinate love
worship
adoration
obsession
excessive fondness
passion
devotion
veneration
single-minded attention
infatuation
senseless attachment
madness
mania

OBSESSION

Synonyms

infatuation
craze
obsession
overwhelming fear
all-encompassing desire
fixation
fixed idea
mania
phobia
quirk
neurotic conviction
ruling passion
monomania

ABSTRACTION

Synonyms

abstraction
detachment
pensiveness
remoteness
reflection
aloofness
contemplation
reverie
ruminating

FIXATION

Synonyms

fixation
obsession
fixed idea
delusion
complex
monomania
quirk
crotchet
fetish

INTEREST

Synonyms

interest
preferred activity
absorption
engrossment
pursuit
avocation
pastime
hobby

MIND

Synonyms

mind
attention
concentration
thought
thinking
focus

DETACHMENT

Synonyms

isolation
detachment
aloofness
indifference
coolness
 Synonyms for preoccupation from Random House Roget's College Thesaurus, Revised and Updated Edition © 2000 Random House, Inc.

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