preoccupied
Definitions
Verb
- Engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively
- Occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance
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Words that sound like the term "preoccupied".
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| 1 | polysaccharide | 5 | 0 |
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| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | occupied | 3 | 36 |
| 2 | preoccupation | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | precipitated | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | procured | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | occupies | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | recruited | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | unoccupied | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | preconceived | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | preoccupies | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | recouped | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | preoccupations | 5 | 1 |
| 12 | regrouped | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | precluded | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | precipice | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | preoccupy | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | reoccupy | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | occupier | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | refocused | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | porcupine | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | occupiers | 4 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 1
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Country of fear: Australia of 2002 was preoccupied with national security | Cabinet papers
Dec 31, 2022 The Guardian
Dec 31, 2022 The Guardian
Hong Kong Trilogy: Preschooled Preoccupied Preposterous review – easy on the eye yet lacking poetry
Sep 11, 2015 The Guardian
Sep 11, 2015 The Guardian
EDITORIAL: Parliament can do better than being preoccupied with morality
| The New Times
Dec 7, 2018 The New Times
Dec 7, 2018 The New Times