What is another word for preoccupy?
424 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ pɹɪˈɒkjʊpˌa͡ɪ], [ pɹɪˈɒkjʊpˌaɪ], [ p_ɹ_ɪ__ˈɒ_k_j_ʊ_p_ˌaɪ]Table of Contents
Similar words for preoccupy:- absorb (verb)
- consume (verb)
- emotion (verb)
- engage (verb)
- engross (verb)
- enthrall (verb)
- exercise (verb)
- forestall (verb)
- involve (verb)
- occupy (verb)
- other synonyms
- consume
- occupy
- other relevant words
Synonyms for Preoccupy:
v.
•absorb (verb)- soak up,
- comprehend,
- understand,
- get into,
- learn,
- get,
- follow,
- sense,
- grasp,
- assimilate,
- take in,
- digest,
- latch onto,
- incorporate.
- puts to use,
- had recourse to,
- ex-pends,
- has recourse to,
- ex-pending,
- finishing up,
- profited by,
- ex-pended,
- haddest recourse to,
- availed oneself of,
- availed of,
- hast recourse to,
- putting to use,
- ex pend,
- hath recourse to,
- ex-pend,
- frivoled away,
- frivoling away,
- put use,
- washes up,
- having recourse to,
- ex pends,
- running out of,
- putting use,
- ex pended,
- ex pending,
- profits by,
- availing oneself of,
- profiting by,
- frivols away,
- frivolled away,
- ran out of,
- hadst recourse to,
- runs through,
- finishes up,
- runs out of,
- puts use,
- frivolling away,
- avails of,
- washing up,
- availing of.
- pre engages,
- be witching,
- hath fling at,
- hath go at,
- hast a shot at,
- has a go at,
- has a fling at,
- going in for,
- giving a try,
- went for broke,
- gives a try,
- giving try,
- Preengaging,
- be-witches,
- hast go at,
- hath a shot at,
- has fling at,
- had a go at,
- under-taken,
- haddest shot at,
- having a fling at,
- hast a go at,
- haddest a shot at,
- be witched,
- be witches,
- had a shot at,
- has shot at,
- tries for size,
- having shot at,
- gives whirl,
- trying for size,
- tried on for size,
- haddest fling at,
- hadst a shot at,
- preengages,
- under-takes,
- pre-engaging,
- having fling at,
- hath a go at,
- had a fling at,
- gave a whirl,
- hadst fling at,
- had go at,
- under took,
- takes part,
- be-witch,
- under takes,
- gave try,
- setting about,
- enter in to,
- went out for,
- under-taking,
- tried for size,
- kept busy,
- hast shot at,
- have shot at,
- have go at,
- having a go at,
- giving whirl,
- gave a try,
- be witch,
- hath a fling at,
- goes in for,
- be-witched,
- hadst shot at,
- had fling at,
- haddest go at,
- have fling at,
- having a shot at,
- goes for broke,
- gave whirl,
- keeping busy,
- hadst go at,
- give try,
- be-witching,
- had shot at,
- pre engaging,
- pre engaged,
- haddest a go at,
- pre-engages,
- hast a fling at,
- gives a whirl,
- Preengaged,
- under taken,
- hadst a go at,
- goes out for,
- pre engage,
- pre-engaged,
- entering into,
- keeps busy,
- under taking,
- hast fling at,
- haddest a fling at,
- went in for,
- give whirl,
- has a shot at,
- has go at,
- giving a whirl,
- hadst a fling at,
- hath shot at,
- gives try,
- embarking on,
- going out for,
- under take,
- sets about,
- tries on for size,
- having go at,
- trying on for size,
- pre-engage.
- became lost,
- upping on,
- becoming lost,
- sewing up,
- wast hung,
- art hung,
- were hung,
- sews up,
- are hung,
- upped on,
- becomes lost,
- is hung,
- am hung,
- ups on,
- was hung,
- being hung,
- wert hung.
- sub jugate,
- sub due,
- sub dues,
- held spellbound,
- holding spellbound,
- be-guiles,
- sub-jugate,
- sub-due,
- be-guile,
- holds spellbound,
- be guile,
- be guiles,
- sub-dues.
- pre vents,
- pre venting,
- de lays,
- fore-stall,
- fore-stalls,
- de lay,
- pre-vent,
- fore-stalled,
- de-lays,
- fore stalling,
- de-laying,
- de laying,
- fore stalled,
- pre-venting,
- pre-vented,
- fore stalls,
- pre vent,
- pre-vents,
- de-lay,
- fore stall,
- fore-stalling.
- re-quiring,
- points to,
- pre supposes,
- in corporates,
- de noting,
- pre-supposes,
- pre-supposing,
- in criminates,
- re late,
- in-corporate,
- de-notes,
- re quire,
- in criminate,
- pre supposing,
- wrapping in,
- re quires,
- de notes,
- re-lated,
- re-quire,
- roping in,
- pre suppose,
- wraps in,
- wrapt up in,
- in corporate,
- snarls up,
- in-criminate,
- de-note,
- re-quired,
- in-criminates,
- de-noted,
- in-corporates,
- ropes in,
- in criminating,
- de note,
- pre-supposed,
- de noted,
- in-criminating,
- pre supposed,
- de-noting,
- wrap in,
- pre-suppose,
- snarling up,
- wrapping up in,
- re-quires,
- re quiring,
- wrapt in,
- in-criminated,
- re quired,
- wraps up in.
- wast active with,
- was concerned with,
- are concerned with,
- am active with,
- is concerned with,
- am concerned with,
- wast concerned with,
- holds attention,
- being active with,
- held attention,
- art concerned with,
- are active with,
- wert concerned with,
- were concerned with,
- were active with,
- holding attention,
- was active with,
- wert active with,
- art active with,
- being concerned with,
- is active with.
Other synonyms:
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- confuse.
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- immerse,
- monopolize,
- fuck up,
- divert.
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- lose.
- frivol away,
- avail oneself of,
- waste,
- profit by,
- finished up,
- finish up,
- going through,
- put to use,
- expend,
- have recourse to,
- wash up,
- run out of,
- exhaust,
- avail of,
- avails oneself of,
- Trifled,
- washed up.
- conquer,
- preoccupied,
- charm,
- grab,
- busy,
- enchant,
- beset,
- bother,
- mystify,
- plague,
- destroy,
- annihilate,
- disturb,
- preempt,
- confound,
- not let go,
- obsess,
- sit on,
- compel,
- hypnotize,
- awareness,
- excite,
- care,
- fascinate,
- hold,
- subjugate,
- arrest,
- fixate,
- do in,
- overcome,
- bewitch,
- ruin,
- ghost,
- make use of,
- torment,
- devastate,
- maze,
- bamboozle,
- entertain,
- perturb,
- enthral,
- indent,
- catch,
- haunted,
- harass,
- pre-empt,
- requisition,
- amuse,
- concern,
- Preoccupying,
- puzzle,
- take it all,
- impel,
- Accroach,
- colonize,
- employ,
- beguile,
- grip,
- ravage,
- jump a claim,
- trouble,
- absorb the attention,
- possess,
- appropriate,
- bemuse,
- overrun,
- prepossess,
- drive,
- abstract,
- hypnotise,
- tie up,
- interest,
- anticipate,
- adopt,
- devour,
- spellbind,
- disquiet,
- enslave,
- put-off,
- hold attention,
- govern,
- dominate,
- befuddle,
- captivate,
- baffle,
- haunt,
- overwhelm,
- take possession of,
- entrance,
- eat up,
- wear out,
- infatuate,
- engage the thoughts,
- bedevil.
Paraphrases for Preoccupy:
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Independent
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
bother.
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Verb, base form
care.
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
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Other Related
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
worry.
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
Antonyms for Preoccupy:
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v.
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absorb
neglect, mistake, miss, exclude, misinterpret, misunderstand, not get, overlook.
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absorb
Hypernym for Preoccupy:
v.
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emotion
obsess, prepossess, haunt, ghost.
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emotion