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focused

focused

2.9
A lens adjusted to show a clear, sharp picture
  • adjective
  • /ˈfoʊkəst/
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  • He spoke clearly, ensuring that his message was focused and easy to understand.

Just really embrace this lovely out of focus warm glow.

Examples

  • So to be honest, like past three years I've been so focused on my own stuff.

  • It's so your mind is focused there now in this real world.

  • Most movies are very focused on the meet cute.

  • We have to work hard but stay focused and composed.

  • But I'm glad I stay focused on my goals.

  • Two young women on wheels focused on a destination.

  • We need a healthcare system that's focused around helping the patient.

  • OK, well, that's what I'm focused on in the next two blocks.

  • And that's, that's what we've been focused on recently.

  • The photograph was so focused that every detail of the landscape was crystal clear.

Synonyms

sharp
vsfocused
55 1.3

Easily seen or heard with clear detail

is limited to the adjusted visual appearance rather than all clear senses
in focus
vsfocused
18 3.3

Clear and easy to see or understand when people pay attention to it

is the general term for clear visibility rather than the adjusted state

Antonyms

blurry
70 3.6

Looks unclear, so you cannot see details

unfocused
1 4.2

Not clear or sharp, making details hard to see

How Focused

razor-sharp
3 4.2
sharp
55 1.3
focused
2.9
soft
182 1.0
blurred
2 3.4

Surface Forms

focused positive

Morphology

focused = focus (transparent) = focus + ed

Typical past-participle/adjectival use of 'focus' indicating an image made sharp; meaning is directly derived from the base.

Etymology

Focused comes from the old Latin word focus meaning 'center' or 'point', so a camera or microscope is focused when it brings the image to a clear, sharp point and you can see the details.