absorbed
Deeply taken in
Absorbed describes being deeply engaged or engrossed in something, with attention fully captured: She was so absorbed in her book she didn't hear the doorbell.
The word also means taken in or soaked up—a sponge absorbs water, a company absorbs a smaller competitor, costs get absorbed into a budget.
Both senses share the idea of one thing being drawn completely into another.
Wholly absorbed by something
- enthralledDeeply fascinated, held rapt
- fascinatedIntensely absorbed and curious
- rivetedFastened or enthralled
- mesmerizedHeld in rapt attention
spellbound · transfixed · gripped · rapt · consumed · lost · wrapped · immersed
Gathered or intensified
- focusedDirecting attention narrowly
- intentPlanned purpose
- attentivePaying close notice
- mindfulConsciously attentive
heedful · alert · studious · diligent · watchful · observant · earnest · dedicated
Thoroughly soaked through
- soakedThoroughly wet throughout
- steepedSaturated by soaking
- permeatedSpread thoroughly through
- infusedSaturated with flavor
drenched · imbibed · penetrated · sponged · blotted · wicked · siphoned · suctioned
Combined into a whole
- incorporatedLegally formed as company
- digestedBroken down internally
- amalgamatedUnited into one body
- blendedMixed into uniformity
merged · fused · unified · synthesized · internalized · metabolized · ingested · subsumed
Mentally elsewhere, not present
- daydreamingIdle mental wandering
- distractedUnable to concentrate
- contemplativeInclined to deep thought
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
meditative · reflective · thoughtful · ruminative · pensive · absentminded · musing · pondering
captivated
Wholly absorbed by something
- enthralledDeeply fascinated, held rapt
- fascinatedIntensely absorbed and curious
- rivetedFastened or enthralled
mesmerized · spellbound · transfixed · gripped · rapt · consumed · lost · wrapped · immersed · engrossed
concentrated
Gathered or intensified
mindful · heedful · alert · studious · diligent · watchful · observant · earnest · dedicated · single-minded
saturated
Thoroughly soaked through
infused · drenched · imbibed · penetrated · sponged · blotted · wicked · siphoned · suctioned · mopped
integrated
Combined into a whole
- incorporatedLegally formed as company
- digestedBroken down internally
- amalgamatedUnited into one body
blended · merged · fused · unified · synthesized · internalized · metabolized · ingested · subsumed · consolidated
preoccupied
Mentally elsewhere, not present
- daydreamingIdle mental wandering
- distractedUnable to concentrate
- contemplativeInclined to deep thought
brooding · meditative · reflective · thoughtful · ruminative · pensive · absentminded · musing · pondering · faraway
- attentionattention, focus, focused, attentiveness, focused attention
- Attention Statesdistracted, alert, engaged, disengaged, hyperfocus
- captivatedspellbound, entranced, enthralled, mesmerized, rapt
- drug deliverydrug delivery, injection, time release, delayed release, capsule
- Captivated Statescaptivated, engrossed, entranced, spellbound, mesmerized
- inattentiondistracted, spacing, absent-minded, distraction, obliviousness
absorbeddistracted
Unable to concentrate
inattentive · unfocused · absentminded · absent · abstracted
absorbeduninterested
Lacking curiosity or concern
bored · disinterested · indifferent · apathetic · disengaged
- shock absorberImpact-dampening suspension component
- absorbs oneself inBecomes deeply engaged with
- absorbent paperPorous sheets for liquids
- absorbent materialsSubstances that soak up liquids
- absorbent padsMaterials that soak liquids
- absorbent cottonTreated fiber for medical use
absorb, absorbing, absorbent, absorbs, absorbency, absorber, reabsorb, unabsorbed, absorbable