Definition for Focused:

• of an optical system ( e. g. eye or opera glasses) adjusted to produce a clear image

Synonyms for Focused:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • focused.
  •deep (adjective)
  • wrapped up,
  • preoccupied.

• n.

  •
  • fixated,
  • alert,
  • concerned,
  • attentive,
  • under someone's critical eye,
  • regard.
  •
  • show up,
  • obvious,
  • plain,
  • manifest,
  • noticeable,
  • perceptible,
  • identifiable,
  • apparent,
  • visible,
  • distinct.
  •adjusted (noun)
  • adjusted.
  •centralised (noun)
  • centralised.
  •concentrated (noun)
  • concentrated.
  •convergent (noun)
  • convergent.
  •focused (noun)
  • in focus.

• v.

  •converged (verb)
  • united,
  • Intercepted,
  • Approached,
  • merged,
  • Met.
  •focused (verb)
  • Intersected,
  • Converged,
  • Rallied,
  • gathered,
  • funneled.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • eagle eye,
  • staked out,
  • immersion,
  • watchful,
  • vigilance,
  • center stage,
  • fixedly,
  • vigilant,
  • spotlight,
  • center,
  • intensity,
  • attention span.
  •
  • keenly.
  •
  • observation,
  • mind.
  •
  • care.

Paraphrases for Focused:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    focussed, focus, concentrated, centred, centered.
  • Proper noun, singular
    focussed, focus, concentrated, centred, centered.
  • Verb, past tense
    concentrated.
  • Verb, past participle
    concentrated, orientated.

• Forward Entailment

  • Verb, past tense
    accent.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Adjective
    well-focused.
  • Verb, past tense
    refocused.
  • Verb, past participle
    refocused.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    targetted, devoted, target-oriented, circumscribed, Converged, orientated, goal-oriented, well-defined, highlighted, better-targeted, specified, defined, specialised, concentrates, results-oriented, condensed, tailored, precise, converging, specific, committed, sharpened, accurate, determined, targeting, detailed.
  • Proper noun, singular
    highlights, points, based, specific.
  • Verb, past tense
    underscored, emphasized, emphasise, emphasised, predominantly, Followed, Encompassed, primarily, cryopreserved, courses, prioritised, essentially, Capitalized, foster, fostering, addressed, Addressing, principally, Activities, specializing, aim, Aimed, intensified, supported, concerning, constituted, revolved, preferred, consumed, Consisted, Discussed, touched, prioritize, Explored, encourage, acknowledged, chiefly, considered, Investigated, reinforced, Corresponded, reflected, Deliberated, described, Stipulated, reaffirmed, endeavoured, Contemplated, mainly, caution, Reiterated, Approached, Oversaw, represented, evaporated, productivity, Mentioned, Favoured, Trafficking, Caught, outlined, suggested, disclosed, Chose, stressed, included, contained, Containing, clarified, confirmed, Everything, founded, principal, plus, presented, Attracted, themes, measured, Referred, employees, Occurred, used, reported, pertain, Pertained, Introduced, Shifted, Examined, allocated, conferred, Undertook, understood, harboured, increase, withheld, Indicated, conveyed, Commended, Came, collected, recognized, Caused, Became, Contributed, Captured, Submitted, Performed, studied, axis, pursued, Advocated, Strived, Strove, Insisted, Tackled, Towards, Responded, conducted, frequently, population, Displayed, paid, concept, assessment, Delivered, Channeled, Achieved, attached, sought, invested, saw, processed, Commented, checked, Offered, shot, turned, Steered, Resulted, gathered, treatment, senior, Accounted, perceived, Searched, produced, received, affected, Cited, tightened, reviewed, works, Worked, Intervened, notably, massed, employed, attended, plotted, elaborated, promote, Assessed, thereto, analysed, Earmarked, expanded, Relating, privileged, often, Urged, Launched, Relied, Wished, Boosted, Allowed, ensured, Knocked, Amounted, enrolled, laid, recalled, Operated, sent, Spanned, affirmed, Envisaged, noted, placed, moved, Visited, engaged, ended, Began, Filed, Cared, Served, showed, accords, Promoted, Was, Were, transmitted, bearing, bore, Looked, elevated, spoke, expressed, Surveyed, Proceeded, Carried, established, Establishing, lay, pressed, presses, Enabled, revealed, Reached, Provided, Inquired, elected, Strapped, felt, accepted, rest, Went, employee, Persisted, Appealed, Chaired, Viewed, spread, Widened, changed, Leaned, handled, implied, called, porter, assured, Gave, Remarked, Told, Stayed, Rendered, Argued, joined, dug, fell, Grew, struck, drew, Regarded, lent, Evolved, staged, extended, Helped, arranged, requested, designed, Ranged, Talked, held, attempted, Arose, proved, Passed, especially, Demanded, Awarded, awards, divided, granted, Grants, Brought, more, Wore, deal, Dealt, Porte, Tended, Asked, found, geared, built, Levelled, treated, Believed, put, permitted, backed, retained, Happened, raised, raising, led, gate, tied, heard, dressed, Had, Ran, Met, read, Yielded, headed, landed, marked, tried, Took, wanted, Did, thought, Meant, Acted, 'd, shed, Got, targetted, made, Targeted, Converged, centred, highlighted, specified, defined, specialised, centered, tailored, concerned, based, oriented, specific, committed.
  • Verb, past participle
    underscored, Efforts, emphasized, emphasised, Forwarded, confined, predominantly, Followed, incorporated, Subjected, cryopreserved, scope, prioritised, operations, consolidated, substantiated, foreseen, Capitalized, addressed, headquartered, principally, Activities, commensurate, Aimed, Issued, reallocated, Accentuated, supported, revolved, preferred, consecrated, consumed, Consisted, Discussed, Ourselves, touched, characterized, shouldered, Influenced, preoccupied, Profiled, Explored, strengthened, considered, Investigated, reinforced, Corresponded, Suffered, reflected, described, enclosed, Discriminated, Comprised, endeavoured, interrogated, Contemplated, Progressed, recognised, occupied, Approached, clustered, represented, Handcuffed, Attributed, evaporated, favour, sanctioned, accomplished, Mentioned, chosen, Favoured, positioned, Caught, outlined, endorsed, designated, suggested, published, utilised, associated, stressed, scheduled, dominated, included, contained, clarified, founded, structured, evaluated, diverted, presented, refers, Attracted, ignored, measured, articulated, utilized, Questioned, integrated, situated, Referred, postponed, Housed, Disbursed, minded, Convened, completed, facilitated, sponsored, spearheaded, authorized, used, Inflicted, reported, connected, Communicated, Striven, keyed, Undertaken, enforced, Introduced, circulated, Shifted, Examined, allocated, become, polarised, Mobilized, organised, condemned, entrenched, precedence, come, resolved, Ascribed, implemented, restrained, Administered, harmonised, accused, withheld, Transferred, Indicated, obsessed, fixated, approved, task, documented, mobilised, Challenged, collected, recognized, Caused, Contributed, Captured, assigned, Submitted, Performed, Polarized, guaranteed, embodied, studied, deducted, narrowed, axis, solved, pursued, Advocated, Strived, demarcated, finalized, reduced, Insisted, Tackled, leveraged, rotated, separated, conducted, Deployed, Resorted, Inserted, Channelled, Displayed, Undergone, improved, paid, formed, Exercised, recorded, impregnated, seen, Delivered, mandated, located, Achieved, fastened, Invoked, attached, strained, lost, sought, invested, anticipated, processed, checked, Encountered, destined, Offered, assembled, shot, search, turned, desired, Explained, Predicated, Steered, organized, expended, Anchored, Resulted, gathered, doubled, Stationed, Incurred, Accounted, valued, devalued, analyzed, governed, produced, Upheld, received, adjusted, affected, tightened, reviewed, replaced, Worked, guided, protected, Notified, Underpinned, suited, allotted, skewed, seized, Generated, employed, attended, elaborated, Assessed, framed, weighted, analysed, Embarked, Earmarked, impacted, expanded, ruled, crowded, Afforded, opted, reserved, furnished, registered, privileged, posted, posts, charged, Staked, settled, Urged, prolonged, wasted, Launched, Relied, monitored, Boosted, Allowed, ensured, Lured, written, obliged, declared, known, reminded, laid, Singled, entitled, recalled, Operated, sent, listed, started, Lumped, undermined, Begun, Entailed, noted, sworn, delimited, placed, moved, grouped, Shown, frozen, Visited, engaged, born, Borne, Attacked, spoken, arrested, Filed, interviewed, revised, Cared, Served, developed, Promoted, transmitted, reversed, rooted, expected, wrapped, Termed, leased, Looked, Drafted, shared, Accorded, secured, deprived, expressed, Surveyed, shaped, said, Carried, established, gone, abused, Been, pressed, Enabled, revealed, Reached, Provided, elected, Strapped, felt, accepted, wedded, Borrowed, prepared, item, heated, Appealed, worried, adopted, Viewed, credited, spread, Prompted, tilted, initiated, Obtained, Picked, washed, changed, Hinged, biased, given, handled, Programs, induced, thrown, Delved, called, Mapped, assured, amended, Exerted, powered, linked, adapted, Rendered, grown, released, Argued, Fought, drawn, joined, loaded, help, doomed, struck, pinned, Pooled, Regarded, lent, Evolved, extended, Helped, proven, designed, Talked, seeded, risen, held, added, fallen, Lodged, bet, hired, attempted, Loaned, inclined, proved, Passed, especially, versed, Awarded, lifted, played, treaty, divided, granted, Created, Brought, learned, embedded, Dealt, planned, bound, Tended, Asked, found, geared, built, Levelled, treated, matched, put, permitted, bounded, 2003, backed, Piped, retained, ranked, damaged, aligned, raised, led, tied, Riveted, heard, have, Has, Had, run, Met, Tempted, filmed, Yielded, head, headed, pulled, taken, marked, tried, wanted, Gained, done, thought, Meant, Acted, Entered, Gotten, Got, named, targetted, made, devoted, Targeted, circumscribed, Converged, centred, highlighted, specified, defined, specialised, centered, tailored, concerned, based, oriented, specific, committed, sharpened, determined, detailed.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    well-targeted, Targeted, purposeful, concerned, oriented.
  • Proper noun, singular
    Targeted, oriented.
  • Verb, past tense
    discussion, devoted.

Antonyms for Focused:

• adj.

  • all
    unfocused.
  • Other antonyms:
    unfocussed, divided, hazy, incomplete, deficient, disinterested, daydreaming, divergent, oblivious, Inobservant, unadjusted, foggy, inattentive, absentminded, diverging, lost, fragmental, dreamy, diffuse, out of focus, fragmentary, apathetic, partial, preoccupied, halfway, abstracted, absent, faraway, scattered, uninterested, remote, distracted.

• Other antonyms:

  • n.
    broad, maladjusted.

Focused Sentence Examples:

• They were perhaps fifty yards apart, and the attention of all of them was focused on a spot directly beneath her.

• Their mental vision was focused on things remote in time and supernatural in quality, so much so that they often overlooked the simple and natural expression of their obligation to things nearby.

Homophones for Focused:

• focussed.