The car bumper absorbed some of the impact.
Source: tatoeba (34931)
Absorbed
/æbˈsɔɹbd/
Synonyms for "absorbed" (132 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (27)
absentabsent-mindedabsentmindedabsorbed inabstractedbemusedburiedburied inburied in thoughtcastle-buildingcaught up inconcentratingcontemplatingcontemplativedaydreamingdaydreamydead to the worlddeepdevoteddevoted to
Verb(3 words)
Adjective(2 words)
captiveconcentrated liquid
Strong matches (39)
Related words (66)
insensibleintentintent oninterestedintrospectiveinvolvedinvolved inlostlost inlost in thoughtmeditatingmeditativemonomaniacalmonopolizedmooningmoonrakingmusefulmusingnappingnodding
Show 27 more words
obliviousobsessedoccupiedpensivepipe-dreamingpreoccupiedraptsingle mindedsingle-mindedsomewhere elsestargazingstudiousstudyingsubmerged inswept uptaken uptaken up withtied up intotally absorbedtransportedunconsciouswoolgatheringwrappedwrapped inwrapped in thoughtwrapped upwrapped up in
Verb(14 words)
Adjective(5 words)
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
6 entriesMore specific
11 entriesCollocations
9 entriesabsorbed byabsorbed doseabsorbed energyabsorbed inabsorbed informationabsorbed lightabsorbed moisturedeeply absorbedfully absorbed
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
10 entriessimilar
2 entriesSample sentences
14 total sentences available.
Tom got so absorbed in his work that he forgot to eat.
Source: tatoeba (37127)
The empire absorbed all the small states.
Source: tatoeba (44969)
The little girl was absorbed in reading a fairy tale.
Source: tatoeba (46480)
Showing 4 of 14 available sentences.