undistracted
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- adjective
- /ˌʌndɪˈstræktɪd/
- Although exposed to the entire busy atmosphere, my students were focused and completely undistracted.
- undistracted attention
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- You, you start to see what the mind is actually doing when undistracted by the stories.
- So if I'm unhappy or if I'm happy may not be as relevant as whether or not I'm able to stay undistracted.
Examples
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He is staring straight ahead, undistracted, making good progress.
Fiction book (1998) -
Within a group, the teacher can act as the recorder and timekeeper, freeing students to act as undistracted observers.
Academic text (1994) -
In the end, states of pure and undistracted consciousness can be achieved.
Academic text (1990) -
They need to be alert and undistracted.
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He could now look at it with impunity, undistracted by conversation or the presence of another human being.
Fiction book (1999) -
You will have the undistracted time to disconnect from everyday life and reconnect with your spouse.
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I was able to deal with the few patients who came for admission at night, poor harried terrified souls, in a concentrated, undistracted way, in the yellow, hollow quiet of those halls, at those unreal hours.
Fiction book (1992) -
During the meditation class, everyone sat in undistracted silence, focusing entirely on their breath.
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She found a quiet corner in the library where she could study undistracted by noise or interruptions.
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To write her novel, she needed undistracted time away from her daily responsibilities.
Synonyms
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Giving full attention to one thing
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Clear and easy to see or understand when people pay attention to it
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Continuing without stopping or being disturbed
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Not interrupted or bothered so things stay the same
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Continuing without any break
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Not showing amusement or being distracted
Antonyms
How Focused
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Surface Forms
Morphology
undistracted = distracted (transparent) = un + distract + ed
The negative prefix 'un-' is transparently applied to the adjective 'distracted', yielding the straightforward opposite meaning 'not distracted'.
Etymology
Undistracted breaks into un- meaning 'not' and distract, which comes from a root meaning 'to pull away', as in tractor, a machine that pulls. So undistracted means 'not pulled away' and able to focus fully.