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concentrated

concentrated

22 4.1
Giving a lot of attention and effort to one task
  • adjective
  • /ˈkɒnsənˌtreɪtɪd/
: concentrado
  • Studying for the exam required several hours of concentrated focus on complex topics.

So there is a very, very strong concentrated interest in maintaining the status quo.

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Examples

  • Can take hours of concentrated effort, can take days, weeks of tenacious effort.

  • So there is a very, very strong concentrated interest in maintaining the status quo.

  • And we are going to have a really, we should have a concentrated effort for that purpose.

  • And that at the very least we need a concentrated effort where we look into these questions.

  • When you start to get very concentrated, several things happen.

  • I have been a screenwriter, well concentrated for about the past five years.

  • But with, with any luck, you get a good couple of hours of set sitting down concentrated work at the easel.

  • So I, I must confess that's what happens to, I think all of us we're, we're so concentrated in what we're doing.

  • The team made a concentrated effort to complete the project ahead of schedule.

  • Her concentrated attention during the meeting helped her understand the key points.

Synonyms

focused
vsconcentrated
638 3.0

Giving full attention to one thing

is the same meaning but uses a different spelling or form
intent
vsconcentrated
84 4.9

Giving full attention to something

emphasizes directed intense effort toward a particular task or purpose

Antonyms

137 3.5

Spread over a wide area and not close together

35 3.8

Spread out across an area or shared among many people

Compounds

2 7.1

Fire from several weapons aimed together at one target

How Focused

absorbed
23 3.6
concentrated
22 4.1
focused
638 3.0
engaged
126 3.4
attentive
56 3.0

Surface Forms

concentrated positive

Morphology

concentrated = concentrate (transparent) = concentrate + ed

Formed from the verb 'concentrate' + '-ed' (past participle/adjectival), meaning 'showing focused attention' is directly derived from 'to concentrate'.

Etymology

Concentrated comes from Latin parts con- 'together' and centrum 'center', like the English word center. So, to be concentrated is to bring your attention together at the 'center' of your mind and focus on one thing.