absorbedadjective [ after verb ]
uk/əbˈzɔːbd/us/əbˈzɔːrbd/absorbed in sth
B2 very interested in something and not paying attention to anything else:
Simon was so absorbed in his book that he didn't even notice me come in.
Synonym
engrossed
See also
self-absorbed
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Making people excited and interested
- animate
- be sb's bag idiom
- breathe (new) life into sth idiom
- captivate
- capture
- carry sb away
- catch
- enthuse
- entrance 1
- intrigue
- occupy
- pulse
- pump
- pump sb up
- reinvigorate
- rivet
- swing
- talk sth up
- whip sth up
- wow factor
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Continually thinking about