Synonyms for distract

Most common

confuse · disturb · bewilder · confound

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Verb

Antonyms

focus, concentrate, attract

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   To divert the attention of.

   The crowd was distracted by a helicopter hovering over the stadium when the only goal of the game was scored.

Related words

Word family

distracted distracting distraction distraught

Forms

Past participle

distracted
e.g. distracted → confused, disturbed, bewildered, confounded…

Example sentences

• confuse One should not confuse education with job training.
• wander You had better not wander around here by yourself.
• divert I tried to divert their attention without success.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

craze¹

6 letters

wander², madden², divert², excite²

7 letters

trouble², confuse², disturb², deflect², agitate³, mystify³, perplex², perturb², unhinge², fluster², embroil², derange²

8 letters

disorder³, confound², disquiet³, unsettle³, convulse, bewilder³, befuddle³

9 letters

embarrass³

10 letters

disconcert³, discompose

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wander² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

distraire

Español

distraer

Deutsch

zerstreuen

Català

distreure