focussed

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A form of focused — Directing all one's efforts towards achieving a particular goal.

Opposite
Less commonScrabble 14

Meanings

adjectivefocussed (comparative more focussed, superlative most focussed)

comparative more focussed · superlative most focussed · alternative focused

  1. CommonwealthalternativeAlternative spelling of focused.

    When first sighted on the curve, outside the focussed beam, the signal aspects were faint and difficult to identify in a confused background.

    1961 February, “Talking of Trains: Collision at Newcastle”, in Trains Illustrated, page 76
verb

alternative focused

  1. Commonwealthparticiplepastsimple past and past participle of focus

    Criticism focussed particularly on the services to and from Blackpool.

    1964 November, “LMR under fire in the NW”, in Modern Railways, page 355

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivebeing in focus or brought into focus

Similar

adjective(of light rays) converging on a point

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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