What is another word for focus?
1265 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ fˈə͡ʊkəs], [ fˈəʊkəs], [ f_ˈəʊ_k_ə_s]Table of Contents
Similar words for focus:- attribute (noun)
- center (noun)
- centering (noun)
- center of attraction (noun)
- centre (noun)
- concentre (noun)
- convergence (noun)
- core (noun)
- definition (noun)
- direction (noun)
- focalise (noun)
- focal point (noun)
- focus (noun)
- forefront (noun)
- forefront/foreground (noun)
- heart (noun)
- highlight (noun)
- in focus (noun)
- matter (noun)
- meeting place (noun)
- middle (noun)
- midpoint (noun)
- nerve center (noun)
- nitty-gritty (noun)
- nucleus (noun)
- object (noun)
- out of focus (noun)
- substance (noun)
- adjust (verb)
- aim (verb)
- aim attention at (verb)
- center (verb)
- cognition (verb)
- concentrate (verb)
- converge (verb)
- direct (verb)
- discern (verb)
- distinguish (verb)
- focus (verb)
- gape (verb)
- look (verb)
- ogle (verb)
- peer (verb)
- put (verb)
- slant (verb)
- train (verb)
- watch (verb)
- other synonyms
- centralize
- converge
- direct
- distinguish
- look at
- physics
- other relevant words
Synonyms for Focus:
n.
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- edge,
- darkroom,
- headquarters,
- camcorder,
- aperture,
- cartridge,
- boom,
- developer,
- celluloid,
- camera,
- Asa,
- seat,
- digicam.
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- noticeable,
- visible,
- root,
- apparent,
- start,
- obvious,
- identifiable,
- show up,
- bottom,
- distinct,
- quick,
- manifest,
- perceptible,
- plain.
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- capture.
- bullseye,
- cross road,
- inter mediacy,
- in side,
- bulls eye,
- omphaloses,
- middle the road,
- inter mediacies,
- bull-eye,
- inter-mediacy,
- social centers,
- in sides,
- bull eye,
- equidistances,
- bulleye,
- inter-mediacies,
- middle of road,
- cynosures,
- middle road,
- in-side,
- trading centers,
- bull'seye,
- intermediacies,
- radial points,
- cross roads,
- Centrioles,
- Centrums.
- rendezvous,
- intersection,
- magnet,
- essence,
- epitome,
- soul,
- bottleneck,
- focussing,
- focusing,
- plenum,
- gathering,
- stress,
- axle,
- marrow,
- kernel,
- crux,
- rally,
- forum,
- spirit,
- nidus,
- crossing,
- asymptote,
- funnel,
- meat,
- lodestar,
- lure.
- fore parts,
- cutting-edges,
- fore-fronts,
- be ginning,
- leadingedges,
- fore ground,
- cuttingedges,
- leadingedge,
- fore grounds,
- fore-parts,
- fore-grounds,
- state-of-the-arts,
- be-ginning,
- fore-ground,
- cuttingedge,
- state of the arts,
- leading-edges,
- fore fronts.
- halfway points,
- halfways,
- halfway,
- half-way,
- mid-section,
- midsection,
- midriffs,
- midriff,
- midsections,
- halfway point,
- thicks.
- head quarters,
- Ganglia,
- esoteric reality,
- control center,
- switchboards,
- intrinsic reality,
- epicenters,
- inner reality,
- epicenter,
- Ganglions,
- vital principle,
- vital center,
- ganglion,
- switchboard,
- HQS.
- essential parts,
- the name of the game,
- name of game,
- chief part,
- the facts,
- hard fact,
- essential details,
- nitty gritty,
- chief thing,
- cold fact,
- important matter,
- essential part,
- hard facts,
- heart of the matter.
- hazy,
- ill-defined,
- muzzy.
v.
•adjust (verb)- brought into line,
- re pair,
- bringing into line,
- over hauling,
- improved accommodate,
- bringing in to line,
- over haul,
- re-adjusts,
- improving accommodate,
- over-hauling,
- put working order,
- putting in working order,
- troubleshot,
- brought in to line,
- troubleshooted,
- re adjusting,
- over hauled,
- re-paired,
- over hauls,
- puts in working order,
- putting working order,
- re adjust,
- puts working order,
- brings in to line,
- re-adjusted,
- re pairs,
- re adjusts,
- re pairing,
- finetune,
- re-adjusting,
- re adjusted,
- over-haul,
- bring in to line,
- re-pairs,
- over-hauled,
- improves accommodate,
- over-hauls,
- re-pair,
- re-pairing,
- re paired,
- brings into line.
- in-tends,
- setting one's sights on,
- de sign,
- in tend,
- zeroing on,
- zeroed on,
- in tends,
- pro pose,
- zeroes in on,
- de-signs,
- in-tended,
- de signing,
- zeroing in on,
- in tended,
- zeroed in on,
- pro-posing,
- de-sign,
- setting sights on,
- in-tending,
- pro posed,
- setting ones sights on,
- zoom in,
- set ones sights on,
- de-signing,
- sets one sights on,
- sets one's sights on,
- zoomed in,
- de-signed,
- zooms in,
- zooming in,
- de signs,
- sets ones sights on,
- zeroes on,
- sets sights on,
- in tending,
- in-tend,
- pro-pose,
- set sights on,
- set one sights on,
- de signed,
- pro posing,
- setting one sights on.
- bring out,
- home in on,
- convene,
- sweat,
- move in,
- pinpoint,
- fasten,
- attract,
- key on,
- join,
- hone in,
- get detail,
- home in,
- knuckle down,
- sharpen,
- meet.
- Concentering,
- brings to a focus,
- bring focus,
- closes on,
- bring a focus,
- Concentered,
- converged up on,
- brought focus,
- concenters,
- brought to focus,
- brought a focus,
- closing on,
- medializes,
- bringing to focus,
- brings to focus,
- converges up on,
- converges upon,
- converge up on,
- brings focus,
- medializing,
- converged upon,
- converging up on,
- converging upon,
- bring to focus,
- medialized,
- closed on,
- bringing a focus,
- bringing focus,
- brought to a focus,
- brings a focus,
- bringing to a focus.
- pore.
- considers closely,
- gives attention,
- pouring it on,
- were engrossed in,
- pouring on,
- gat to meat,
- racked one's brains,
- got to the meat,
- cracking brains,
- being engrossed in,
- gotten meat,
- gotten the beam,
- gets to the meat,
- racked brains,
- cracked one's brains,
- fixing attention,
- draws together,
- re-duce,
- gat beam,
- focussing attention,
- broods over,
- considered closely,
- focussed attention,
- gotten beam,
- getting beam,
- gat to the meat,
- gotten to meat,
- drew together,
- cracking one brains,
- get the beam,
- gets the beam,
- cracking ones brains,
- get beam,
- bring bear,
- poured it on,
- racked ones brains,
- gets the meat,
- gets on the beam,
- hammering away at,
- cracks one's brains,
- is engrossed in,
- fixed attention,
- rack one brains,
- getting on beam,
- gotten on the beam,
- crack brains,
- gotten to the meat,
- got to meat,
- wert engrossed in,
- poured on,
- heads trip,
- got on beam,
- racking one's brains,
- heading trip,
- getting to the meat,
- racks brains,
- racked one brains,
- hammered away at,
- zeroes in,
- puts mind to,
- occupies thoughts,
- got on the beam,
- gets beam,
- get on beam,
- considering closely,
- got meat,
- cracked brains,
- gat the meat,
- putting mind to,
- cracks ones brains,
- racking brains,
- rack ones brains,
- get meat,
- was engrossed in,
- getting on the beam,
- getting meat,
- getting the beam,
- cracks brains,
- racks one's brains,
- brooded over,
- heaped up,
- wast engrossed in,
- focuses attention,
- cracks one brains,
- gat meat,
- fixes attention,
- occupying thoughts,
- pours on,
- racking one brains,
- gotten the meat,
- hammers away at,
- am engrossed in,
- focusses attention,
- gat on the beam,
- brooding over,
- rivetting,
- re duces,
- gotten on beam,
- cracking one's brains,
- crack one brains,
- got beam,
- cracked ones brains,
- getting the meat,
- fixt attention,
- are engrossed in,
- gets meat,
- occupied thoughts,
- getting to meat,
- zeroing in,
- directing attention,
- re-duces,
- thought hard,
- gets on beam,
- headed trip,
- directed attention,
- pours it on,
- rivetted,
- gat the beam,
- thinking hard,
- crack ones brains,
- focusing attention,
- got the meat,
- thinks hard,
- gat on beam,
- heaps up,
- gave attention,
- racking ones brains,
- gets to meat,
- got the beam,
- directs attention,
- cracked one brains,
- re duce,
- racks ones brains,
- get the meat,
- racks one brains.
- pointed the way,
- in cline,
- in clines,
- pre-sents,
- pointing way,
- points the way,
- in-cline,
- moves in,
- point way,
- pre-sent,
- sighting on,
- sighted on,
- pointed way,
- moved in,
- sights on,
- pre sent,
- points way,
- pointing the way,
- in-clines.
- fore-see,
- be-holds,
- getting picture,
- gotten load of,
- saw the light,
- dis covers,
- got load of,
- getting a load of,
- re marking,
- getting the picture,
- gat the picture,
- be-holding,
- fore-sees,
- fore sees,
- dis criminated,
- gets load of,
- dis-covered,
- re marks,
- secerns,
- dis cern,
- gets the picture,
- discrepating,
- sees through,
- dis-criminated,
- get load of,
- gotten picture,
- be-held,
- gat a load of,
- re-marking,
- sees the light,
- dis-cern,
- got the picture,
- be holds,
- re mark,
- dis criminates,
- dis criminating,
- got wise to,
- re-marks,
- gotten a load of,
- get picture,
- discrepated,
- made distinction,
- dis covering,
- seeing the light,
- seeing light,
- gets picture,
- got a load of,
- dis-criminating,
- dis cover,
- makes distinction,
- dis-criminates,
- dis-cover,
- re marked,
- dis-criminate,
- fore-seeing,
- gotten the picture,
- fore see,
- fore seeing,
- be holding,
- getting load of,
- saw light,
- fore saw,
- severalizes,
- gotten wise to,
- figures out,
- gets wise to,
- got picture,
- saw through,
- severalized,
- gat wise to,
- making distinction,
- dis criminate,
- dis-covering,
- be-hold,
- Secerning,
- fore-seen,
- gets a load of,
- gat picture,
- sees light,
- getting wise to,
- fore seen,
- severalizing,
- dis-covers,
- fore-saw,
- re-marked,
- gat load of,
- discrepates,
- dis covered.
- picked up on,
- gets eyeful,
- got eyeful,
- re cognizing,
- getting eyeful,
- getting an eyeful,
- re cognizes,
- picking upon,
- re cognized,
- get eyeful,
- gets an eyeful,
- picks on,
- pick upon,
- gat an eyeful,
- gotten an eyeful,
- re-cognized,
- picks upon,
- gotten eyeful,
- picked upon,
- gat eyeful,
- re cognize,
- picks up on,
- re-cognizing.
- gave the eye,
- gives the eye,
- giving eye,
- sizes up,
- gives eye,
- give eye,
- gave eye,
- giving the eye,
- sized up.
- feasts one's eyes,
- taking in the sights,
- takes sights,
- re-gard,
- feasted ones eyes,
- taking gander,
- feasted one eyes,
- be ware,
- be-waring,
- in spects,
- be-wared,
- took in sights,
- took gander,
- in-spect,
- took a gander,
- be-wares,
- feasting ones eyes,
- takes gander,
- took sights,
- takes the sights,
- be wared,
- feast ones eyes,
- feasts eyes,
- taking sights,
- pored over,
- pores over,
- taking the sights,
- feast eyes,
- took in the sights,
- take the sights,
- be waring,
- be wares,
- feasting eyes,
- feasting one eyes,
- took the sights,
- takes in sights,
- taking a gander,
- feasted eyes,
- takes a gander,
- re gards,
- feasts one eyes,
- taking in sights,
- feasted one's eyes,
- feasting one's eyes,
- take in sights,
- take gander,
- feast one eyes,
- in-spects,
- be-ware,
- takes in the sights,
- feasts ones eyes,
- in spect,
- take sights.
- eagles eye,
- gaping at,
- makes eyes at,
- looking fixedly,
- gaped at,
- eagling eye,
- eagled eye,
- making eyes at,
- gapes at.
- in vests,
- de-posits,
- re-sting,
- de posited,
- plunks down,
- in-vest,
- de-positing,
- in stalled,
- planked down,
- in vest,
- plunking down,
- de posits,
- in-vesting,
- in-stall,
- re-pose,
- de posit,
- re sting,
- in-vested,
- re pose,
- plunked down,
- in-stalled,
- de-posit,
- planks down,
- re posed,
- de positing,
- in vested,
- re-posed,
- in-vests,
- in stalling,
- in sert,
- planking down,
- de-posited,
- in-sert,
- in-stalling.
- gat one's sights,
- drew bead,
- got in ones sights,
- gets ones sights,
- gotten in one's sights,
- get one's sights,
- getting in ones sights,
- gets in sights,
- gat in one sights,
- gotten in ones sights,
- drawing bead,
- getting sights,
- gat in one's sights,
- gotten sights,
- gets sights,
- getting in one's sights,
- get in ones sights,
- getting in sights,
- gotten in one sights,
- gotten in sights,
- get ones sights,
- get in one sights,
- gotten one sights,
- getting one's sights,
- got ones sights,
- gat in ones sights,
- got one's sights,
- got in one's sights,
- draws a bead,
- get one sights,
- get in sights,
- got sights,
- gat ones sights,
- gets in one sights,
- got one sights,
- got in sights,
- gets one's sights,
- gat sights,
- draw bead,
- get sights,
- drew a bead,
- gets one sights,
- getting ones sights,
- gets in ones sights,
- gat in sights,
- gotten ones sights,
- getting in one sights,
- draws bead,
- drawing a bead,
- gotten one's sights,
- getting one sights,
- gets in one's sights,
- got in one sights,
- gat one sights.
- hath look-see,
- eagleeye,
- hast look see,
- eagleeying,
- eagle eyed,
- hath looksee,
- hadst a looksee,
- have a look see,
- eagle-eyeing,
- hath look see,
- hast look-see,
- have look see,
- has look-see,
- hast a look see,
- gives once over,
- had looksee,
- haddest looksee,
- giving the once over,
- haddest look-see,
- haddest a looksee,
- payed attention,
- have look-see,
- kept eye on,
- hadst a look see,
- gives the once over,
- hadst looksee,
- hast looksee,
- gave once over,
- eagle-eyes,
- took notice,
- eagle eying,
- hath a looksee,
- kept tabs on,
- hast a looksee,
- having look see,
- eagle-eying,
- has a look see,
- giving once over,
- gave the once over,
- had a look see,
- keeping tabs on,
- has a look-see,
- give once over,
- keeping an eye on,
- having a look see,
- have looksee,
- hath a look see,
- eagleeyed,
- eagle eyeing,
- haddest look see,
- pays attention,
- had a look-see,
- takes notice,
- eagleeyeing,
- having a look-see,
- has looksee,
- keeping eye on,
- keep eye on,
- has a looksee,
- hath a look-see,
- haddest a look see,
- keeps eye on,
- hadst look see,
- has look see,
- having a looksee,
- haddest a look-see,
- hadst a look-see,
- hadst look-see,
- hast a look-see,
- had a looksee,
- keeps tabs on,
- eagleeyes,
- had look see,
- had look-see,
- having looksee,
- having look-see.
Other synonyms:
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- squeeze,
- refract,
- introspection,
- squint,
- pierce,
- soul-searching,
- self-examination,
- forethought,
- navel-gazing,
- point of order,
- blink,
- hone in on,
- diffusion,
- water,
- reasoning,
- side issue,
- screw up,
- get with,
- photograph,
- self-analysis,
- waver,
- feature.
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•
- contention,
- sidelight,
- devote,
- reflective,
- meditation,
- particularity,
- gestation,
- contemplation,
- self-study,
- intensity,
- bounce off,
- rethink,
- inference,
- listen,
- reflect,
- look to.
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•
- fade,
- eye,
- assessment,
- latch onto,
- sensitize,
- bathe,
- zoom,
- dedicate,
- pap,
- logic.
-
•
- item,
- deduction,
- reflection,
- caution,
- buckle,
- compose,
- calculation,
- induction,
- consideration,
- channel,
- thinking,
- spill,
- thought.
-
•
- process.
-
•
- address.
-
•
- shoot.
-
•
- play.
-
•
- guide.
-
•
- come out.
-
•
- catch.
-
•
- turn.
- force,
- spoke,
- rake up,
- strength,
- release,
- elixir,
- sharpness,
- amplify,
- oven,
- heat up,
- vehemence,
- idea,
- warming pan,
- out of focus,
- hot up,
- adductor,
- cast,
- prime focus,
- site,
- subtilize,
- hone,
- convoke,
- specialised,
- narrow,
- pith,
- attention,
- large,
- congress,
- demarcation,
- pin up,
- sense,
- focus of attention,
- assemble,
- abysmal,
- principle,
- quiddity,
- get together,
- impart,
- retort,
- clearness,
- rich,
- freeze,
- magnify,
- in focus,
- delineation,
- fuzzy,
- consolidate,
- Combustion chamber,
- counseling,
- postulate,
- refine,
- lucidity,
- augment,
- muffle furnace,
- revolve around,
- wide,
- think,
- center upon,
- text,
- stove,
- distinctness,
- fundamentals,
- drift,
- revolve about,
- midst,
- immerse,
- cunning,
- colligate,
- centralise,
- amass,
- stuff,
- refocus,
- dense,
- axiom,
- agglomerate,
- group,
- boil down,
- electric heater,
- concentrate on,
- alembic,
- navel,
- thick,
- passion,
- heighten,
- steer,
- compile,
- pin,
- focalisation,
- fundamental,
- contract,
- zeal,
- aggroup,
- digest,
- deepen,
- concourse,
- counsel,
- clarity,
- urn,
- engross,
- store,
- indistinct,
- focalization,
- stick on,
- lump together,
- acutance,
- resolution,
- centralized,
- place of assignation,
- radius,
- center of attraction,
- woolly,
- guidance,
- sincerity,
- cluster,
- put together,
- reinforce,
- goal,
- trysting place,
- rallying point,
- accumulate,
- pile,
- kettle,
- nub,
- central,
- pack,
- attractant,
- focal length,
- hold,
- pivot,
- spokes,
- pour forth,
- board game,
- collocate,
- radiate,
- fascinating,
- strengthen,
- quintessence,
- salamander,
- clinch,
- nature,
- muster,
- glue,
- crucible,
- unclear,
- precision,
- issue,
- profound,
- blurred,
- focused,
- Concentrating,
- place,
- incline,
- shed,
- emphasize,
- ardour,
- energy,
- accent,
- delimitation,
- capital,
- redouble,
- limit,
- butt,
- emphasis,
- collect,
- public eye,
- tend,
- special,
- forcefulness,
- Reverberatory,
- confluence,
- narrow down,
- quarry,
- Convocate,
- spread,
- center of interest,
- center of consciousness,
- nail,
- still,
- cram,
- power,
- accentuation,
- flower,
- whip in,
- clench,
- significance,
- Hypocaust,
- electric furnace,
- kiln,
- adjust a lens,
- hearth,
- esoteric,
- broad,
- emphasise,
- focal,
- theme,
- mass,
- Athanor,
- delimit,
- set,
- specialized,
- decide,
- compass,
- base,
- heap,
- collision course,
- forge,
- quid,
- conform,
- Tuyere,
- tangent,
- attach,
- let fall,
- details,
- condense,
- converging,
- tenseness,
- determine,
- sap,
- buckle down,
- induction furnace,
- concurrence,
- nerve,
- destination,
- lay down,
- commit,
- limpidity,
- tack,
- cryptic,
- cracker,
- club,
- get,
- heater,
- confine,
- vigour,
- enthralling,
- strain,
- escalate,
- way,
- conflux,
- Attrahent,
- centricalness,
- caldron,
- cradle,
- scrape together,
- double,
- shine,
- bring into focus,
- pointing,
- DO,
- enhance,
- blurry,
- whet,
- depot,
- quicken,
- essential,
- gist,
- pot,
- abbreviate,
- gather together,
- heartfelt,
- limekiln,
- secure,
- fountain-head,
- tension,
- grave,
- deep,
- aggregate,
- guts,
- acervate,
- restrict,
- focus on,
- increase,
- fervour,
- hypostasis,
- strong,
- grade,
- engulf,
- charge,
- truss,
- center on,
- Outlining,
- dredge,
- boiler,
- sighting,
- furnace,
- intensify,
- stick up,
- attend,
- dark,
- point,
- engrossing,
- basics,
- brasier,
- volcano,
- decoct,
- throw.
Paraphrases for Focus:
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Equivalence
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Adjective
focused, focussed, emphasis, concentrated.
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Proper noun, singular
focused, focussed, concentrates, concentration, Concentrations, focusing.
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Noun, singular or mass
focussing, emphasis, concentrates, concentration, focusing.
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Adverb
concentration.
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Verb, past tense
concentrated.
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Verb, past participle
concentrated.
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Verb, base form
orientate.
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Adjective
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Forward Entailment
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Preposition or subordinating conjunction
emphasis.
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Proper noun, singular
emphasis.
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Preposition or subordinating conjunction
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Reverse Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
refocusing.
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Verb, base form
refocus, re-focus.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Adjective
food-for-thought.
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Proper noun, singular
principles, stresses, groupings, speakers, ministers, Axes, units, panels, women, meetings, concentrated, Concentrating.
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Noun, singular or mass
insistence, forefront, hotbed, prominence, crux, stress, centralization, specialization, epicentre, aspect, Concentrating, limelight.
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Verb, past participle
underscored, emphasized, stressed, placed.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Coordinating conjunction
emphasis.
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Proper noun, singular
discussions.
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Noun, singular or mass
centrepiece.
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Verb, 3rd person singular present
concentrates.
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Verb, base form
emphasis, concentrates, devote.
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Coordinating conjunction
Antonyms for Focus:
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n.
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center of attraction
periphery, outside, Exteriority, exterior, surface.
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center of attraction
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v.
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aim attention at
disperse, separate, scatter, ignore, disarrange, neglect, divide, disorganize.
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perception
blur.
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aim attention at
Hypernym for Focus:
v.
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cognition
soak up, plunge, steep, engulf, absorb, immerse, engross, recall, listen, hear, think, take heed, zoom in.
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perception
refocus.
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cognition
Hyponym for Focus:
n.
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attribute
distinctness, Lucidness, sharpness, lucidity, clarity, pellucidity, limpidity, clearness.
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location
point.
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attribute
v.
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perception
sharpen.
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perception