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[ pree-ok-yuh-pahyd ] / priˈɒk yəˌpaɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR preoccupied ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivecompletely engrossed in thought; absorbed. previously occupied; taken; filled. Biology. already used as a name for some species, genus, etc., and not available as a designation for any other. Origin of preoccupiedFirst recorded in 1835–45; preoccupy + -ed2 SYNONYMS FOR preoccupiedSEE SYNONYMS FOR preoccupied ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM preoccupiedpre·oc·cu·pied·ly, adverbpre·oc·cu·pied·ness, nounun·pre·oc·cu·pied, adjectiveWords nearby preoccupiedprenuptial, prenuptial agreement, PR enzyme, preoccupancy, preoccupation, preoccupied, preoccupy, preop, preoperative, preoral, preordain Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for preoccupiedYour fiction is preoccupied with the past—even the contemporary stories have an aura of looking backward. Tony Earley's Imaginary Friends|Mindy Farabee|September 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST Now, few filmmakers are as preoccupied with time as Richard Linklater. The Making of ‘Boyhood’: Richard Linklater’s 12-Year Journey to Create An American Masterpiece|Marlow Stern|July 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST Living vicariously through his teammates was better than being home, preoccupied each day with his eroding strength. The Stacks: The Day Lou Gehrig Delivered Baseball’s Gettysburg Address|Ray Robinson|July 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST Preoccupied with panegyrizing the specialness of India, they slept through the breakthrough of Hindu nationalism. India’s Newest State Telangana Is Bosnia Redux|Kranti Rai|March 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Meanwhile, Washington has been preoccupied with all-consuming battles over debt ceilings and sequestration. Congress Cooperates, Obama Pushes Hard, and Closing Gitmo Has a Chance|Daniel Klaidman|December 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST Miriam spoke unguardedly, but Evie was too preoccupied to notice the bitterness of the tone. The Wild Olive|Basil King Thessalie looked across the room at the girl for a second or two longer, then turned a troubled, preoccupied gaze on Barres. The Moonlit Way|Robert W. Chambers He looked grave and preoccupied, and hardly answered a question of Mr. Conway's about one of the pictures. The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers|Mary Cholmondeley But he could not even pretend to eat, so preoccupied was he by her approach. The Moonlit Way|Robert W. Chambers But both were so preoccupied with what lay immediately around them that for a time neither gave heed to more distant views. The Young Wireless Operator--As a Fire Patrol|Lewis E. Theiss
British Dictionary definitions for preoccupied
adjectiveengrossed or absorbed in something, esp one's own thoughts already or previously occupied biology (of a taxonomic name) already used to designate a genus, species, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to preoccupiedbemused, obsessed, fascinated, distracted, engaged, forgetful, engrossed, absorbed, absent, lost, abstracted, immersed, spellbound, removed, daydreaming, mooning, woolgathering, bugged, absent-minded, asleep |