focused

Meanings

Verb

• direct one's attention on something
• cause to converge on or toward a central point
• bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
• become focussed or come into focus
  • "The light focused"
• put (an image) into focus
• simple past and past participle of focus

Adjective

• being in focus or brought into focus

Adjective Satellite

• (of light rays) converging on a point
  • "focused light rays can set something afire"
• of an optical system (e.g. eye or opera glasses) adjusted to produce a clear image

Adj

• Directing all one's efforts towards achieving a particular goal.
• Dealing with some narrowly defined aspects of a broader phenomenon.

Synonyms

center, centered, centre, concenter, concentrate, concentrated, concentre, determined, focalise, focalize, focus, focused, focussed, inspissated, intensive, intent, narrow-scope, pore, rivet, sharpen, single-minded, telic

Antonyms

aimless, blur, broad, comprehensive, decentered, desultory, diffuse, disconnected, distracted, flounderish, haphazard, uncentered, unfocused, unmethodical, vague

Related Words

methodical

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