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undistracted

undistracted

1 3.9
Able to pay full attention without losing focus
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌndɪˈstræktɪd/
translation icon : concentrado
  • Although exposed to the entire busy atmosphere, my students were focused and completely undistracted.
  • undistracted attention

Number one, spending undistracted time with my wife and my children each week.

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Examples

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • She found a quiet corner in the library where she could study undistracted by noise or interruptions.

  • To write her novel, she needed undistracted time away from her daily responsibilities.

Synonyms

uninterrupted
vsundistracted
28 4.2

Continuing without stopping or being disturbed

is sustained mental attention rather than mere continuous activity
undisturbed
vsundistracted
22 3.0

Not interrupted or bothered so things stay the same

is active concentration rather than simply being calm and untouched
in focus
vsundistracted
18 3.3

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

is attention fully held on something rather than only clearly seen
focused
vsundistracted
3.0

Giving full attention to one thing

is full sustained attention without any mental wandering
undiverted
vsundistracted
6.1

Not showing amusement or being distracted

is complete attention that does not get pulled away
undisrupted
vsundistracted
4.6

Continuing without any break

is about holding attention, not only physical continuity

Antonyms

16 4.8

Not paying attention to one thing and having no clear goal

Not able to pay attention because your mind is on other things

How Focused

focused
3.0
attentive
61 3.0
undistracted
1 3.9
unfocused
16 4.8

Surface Forms

undistracted positive

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.