Synonyms for preoccupy
- verb
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To distract; to draw attention elsewhere.
The father tried to preoccupy the child with his keys.
Forms
- Past participle
- preoccupied
e.g. preoccupied → worried, exercised, prepossessed…
Example sentences
- worry As regards the result, you need not worry so much.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| preoccupy | rising | |
| worry | rising | |
| prepossess | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- worry2
- 8 letters
- exercise3
- 10 letters
- prepossess
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (worry2 = 2 syllables).