focused

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UK/ˈfəʊ.kəst/Canada, US/ˈfoʊ.kəst/Australia/ˈfəʉ.kəst/New Zealand/ˈfɐʉ.kəst/

adjective

Directing all one's efforts towards achieving a particular goal.

CommonScrabble 13

Meanings

adjectivefocused (comparative more focused, superlative most focused)

comparative more focused · superlative most focused · alternative Commonwealth focussed

  1. Directing all one's efforts towards achieving a particular goal.

    Synonyms: concentrated

  2. Dealing with some narrowly defined aspects of a broader phenomenon.

    Synonyms: narrow-scope

verb

alternative Commonwealth focussed

  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of focus

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveDirecting all one's efforts towards achieving a particular goal.

adjectiveDealing with some narrowly defined aspects of a broader phenomenon.

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narrow-scope

antonym(s) of “directing all one's efforts towards a goal”

Opposite

antonym(s) of “dealing with narrow aspects”

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivebeing in focus or brought into focus

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Opposite

adjective(of light rays) converging on a point

adjectiveof an optical system (e.g. eye or opera glasses) adjusted to produce a clear image

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

German fokussiert, konzentriert
  • fokussiertdirecting all one's efforts towards a goal
  • konzentriertdirecting all one's efforts towards a goal
Italian focalizzato, concentrato
  • focalizzatodirecting all one's efforts towards a goal
  • concentratodealing with narrow aspects
Russian целеустремлённый, узкоспециализированный
  • целеустремлённый (celeustremljónnyj)directing all one's efforts towards a goal
  • узкоспециализированный (uzkospecializirovannyj)dealing with narrow aspects
Spanish enfocado, enfocado
  • enfocadodirecting all one's efforts towards a goal
  • enfocadodealing with narrow aspects

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APA

focused. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/focused

MLA

“focused.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/focused. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “focused,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/focused.

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