locks onto

Related

targetsIntended aims or marks
focusesConcentrates attention on
aimsPurposes or targets
hones inFocuses with precision
trackingMonitoring location over time

missile · radar · fixates · latches · grips · engages · acquires · pursues · homes in · sights · beams · laser · predator · hunter · crosshairs · pinpoints · catches · seizes

Opposites

targeting/tracking

locks ontoloses

Fails to retain

misses · loses sight of · releases · lets slip

fixation/attention

locks ontoignores

Refuses to acknowledge

tunes out · disregards · overlooks · dismisses · zones out

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