Synonyms:
bemused, deep_in_thought(p), lost(p), preoccupied
Meaning: deeply absorbed in thought; "as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class"; "lost in thought"; "a preoccupied frown"
Synonyms:
haunted, obsessed, preoccupied, taken_up(p)
Meaning: having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something; "became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle"; "was absolutely obsessed with the girl"; "got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children"; "he was taken up in worry for the old woman"
Usage examples
Mr. Sterling was preoccupied.
She could not avoid seeing that he was preoccupied.
Maud glanced at her sister, but Dora was preoccupied.
There were a good many people passing, but they seemed too preoccupied to glance down at the sidewalk.
However, the man is fortunately rather deaf, and he was entirely preoccupied in that which he was doing.
Preoccupied as he was, he could not help pausing a moment in admiration as he came in front of the workshop.
Preoccupied as I was, by the condition of the patient, the professional habit of rapid and close observation caused me to direct a searching glance at the man before me.
As usual, the observation burst harmlessly over the heads of most of the students in the class, who were preoccupied with more immediate things--with the evening's movies and the week-end's dance.