absorption - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the mental state of being preoccupied by something

Synonyms

• absorption
• engrossment
• preoccupancy
• preoccupation

More generic

• cognitive state
• state of mind

More specific

• absentmindedness
• abstractedness
• abstraction

Noun

complete attention; intense mental effort

Synonyms

• absorption
• concentration
• engrossment
• immersion

More generic

• attention

More specific

• centering
• direction
• focal point
• focus
• focusing
• focussing
• specialism
• study

Noun

(chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid

Synonyms

• absorption
• soaking up

More generic

• sorption

More specific

• imbibition

Noun

(physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium

Synonyms

• absorption

More generic

• action
• activity
• natural action
• natural process

Related

• extinction

Noun

the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion

Synonyms

• absorption
• assimilation

More generic

• biological process
• organic process

More specific

• anabolism
• constructive metabolism
• malabsorption

Noun

the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another

Synonyms

• absorption
• assimilation

More generic

• social process

More specific

• Americanisation
• Americanization
• Anglicisation
• Anglicization
• Europeanisation
• Europeanization
• Westernisation
• Westernization

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