engrossed
So interested in something that you notice nothing else.
engrossed in a sentence
- Amir was so engrossed in his comic that he never heard the dinner bell ring.
- Engrossed in her jigsaw puzzle, Nadia never noticed that everyone else had gone to bed.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to engrossed?
- Aabsorbed
- Bbored
- Cuninterested
- Ddistracted
Show the answer
A: absorbed. The other three mean the opposite of engrossed.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to engrossed?
- Agripped
- Bbored
- Cabsorbed
Show the answer
B: bored. The other three mean nearly the same as engrossed.
Words that mean something similar
absorbed, gripped
Words that mean the opposite
bored, distracted, uninterested
More words about thinking & learning
- enlighten: To explain something so that someone understands it clearly.
- enthral: To hold someone's full attention with delight.
- essential: So important that you cannot manage without it.
- establish: To set something up, or to prove that something is true.
- evaluate: To think carefully about how good or useful something is.
- evident: Easy to see or understand.
- fable: A short story, often about animals, that teaches a lesson.
- fathom: To understand something after thinking about it very hard.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test