" engrossed "

1: having the mind fixed on something;

  * e.g., " ... I was too engrossed in the book to notice the time "

•  Synonyms : 

•  absorbed,

•  attentive,

•  deep,

•  enthralled,

•  focused,

•  immersed,

•  intent,

•  observant,

•  rapt

•  Antonyms : 

•  absent,

•  absentminded,

•  abstracted,

•  distracted,

•  inattentive,

•  inobservant,

•  unabsorbed,

•  unfocused

1: as in selfish, self-centered;

•  Synonyms : 

•  self-absorbed,

•  self-centered,

•  self-concerned,

•  self-infatuated,

•  self-interested,

•  self-involved,

•  selfish,

•  self-obsessed,

•  self-seeking,

•  domineering,

•  high-handed,

•  imperious,

•  boastful,

•  braggart,

•  bragging,

•  confident,

•  self-assured,

•  self-confident,

•  sure,

•  audacious,

•  bold-faced,

•  brash,

•  brassbound,

•  brassy,

•  brazen,

•  cheeky,

•  cocky,

•  fresh,

•  impertinent,

•  impudent,

•  insolent,

•  overbold,

•  pert,

•  sassy,

•  saucy,

•  cavalier,

•  disdainful,

•  haughty,

•  lordly,

•  pretentious,

•  snobbish,

•  stuck-up,

•  supercilious,

•  superior,

•  arrogant,

•  bumptious,

•  complacent,

•  conceited,

•  egoistic,

•  egomaniacal,

•  egotistic,

•  high-and-mighty,

•  highfalutin,

•  high-hat,

•  hoity-toity,

•  important,

•  overweening,

•  pompous,

•  prideful,

•  proud,

•  self-asserting,

•  self-assertive,

•  self-complacent,

•  self-conceited,

•  self-important,

•  self-satisfied,

•  smug,

•  uppity,

•  vain,

•  vainglorious,

•  bold,

•  familiar,

•  forward,

•  free,

•  immodest,

•  overfamiliar,

•  presuming,

•  presumptuous

•  Antonyms : 

•  modest,

•  unassuming,

•  demure,

•  down-to-earth,

•  humble,

•  lowly,

•  meek,

•  unassertive,

•  unpretentious,

•  bashful,

•  mousy,

•  retiring,

•  shy,

•  timid,

•  timorous,

•  diffident,

•  self-doubting

1: to hold the attention of;

  * e.g., " ... a mystery story that will engross readers all the way to the surprise ending "

•  Synonyms : 

•  absorbed,

•  bemused,

•  busied,

•  caught up,

•  engaged,

•  enthralled,

•  enwrapped,

•  fascinated,

•  gripped,

•  immersed,

•  interested,

•  intrigued,

•  involved,

•  occupied

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to hold the attention of;

  * e.g., " ... a mystery story that will engross readers all the way to the surprise ending "

•  Synonyms : 

•  absorb,

•  bemuse,

•  busy,

•  catch up,

•  engage,

•  enthrall,

•  enwrap,

•  fascinate,

•  grip,

•  immerse,

•  interest,

•  intrigue,

•  involve,

•  occupy

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)