preoccupied
adjective
[ priːˈɒkjuːpʌɪd ]
• engrossed in thought; distracted.
• "she seemed a bit preoccupied"
Similar:
lost in thought,
deep in thought,
immersed in thought,
in a brown study,
pensive,
brooding,
absent-minded,
distracted,
abstracted,
distrait,
heedless,
far away,
oblivious,
preoccupy
verb
• (of a matter or subject) dominate or engross the mind of (someone) to the exclusion of other thoughts.
• "his mother was preoccupied with paying the bills"
Similar:
obsessed,
concerned,
passionate about,
absorbed in,
engrossed in,
interested in,
intent on,
involved in,
wrapped up in,
sunk in,
immersed in,
focused on,
taken up,
engross,
concern,
absorb,
dominate,
take up all of someone's time,
distract,
obsess,
occupy,
grip,
enthral,
consume,
haunt,
prey on someone's mind,
become an obsession with,
be uppermost in someone's mind,
take control of,
Origin:
mid 16th century: from pre- + occupy, suggested by Latin praeoccupare ‘seize beforehand’.
