The environment was the focus of student council activities.
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Focus
/ˈfəʊ.kəs/
Synonyms for "focus" (453 found)
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Closest matches (91)
Verb(17 words)
centercentreconcentrateabsorbedadhereadjust concentrationalignanchorapplyapply effortattendbaseburychannelledconcenterconcentrarconcentre
Noun(46 words)
focal pointabstract focusaccumulate at centeractivity themeadjustaimaimed changealertnessallocateapply oneselfarea of studyassignment topicattendattentionattentionsattentivenessaxisbeing studiedbucklesburying
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calibratecentercenter ofcenterfoldcenteringcenterpiececenterpiecescenterscentringchannelingchannellingchannelschapter topicchemistry subfieldchild orientedclassroom chemistry orientedclassroom mattersclassroom silenceclearly defined purposecommunity centersconcentrateconcentratesconcentratingconcentrationconcentration levelconcentrations
adductorapproachasymptoteattractantattrahentaxiombendblurredblurrybottleneckbring into focuscentercenter of attractioncenter of consciousnesscenter of interestclearcollision courseconcenterconcentralizationconcentralize
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Adjective(6 words)
Strong matches (136)
concourseconcurrenceconfluenceconfluxcongressconvergeconvergenceconvergingcorecrossingcynosuredefinitiondistinctelixiressenceessentialfastenfixfixateflower
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focal pointfocalizationfocalizefocus of attentionfundamentalfunnelfuzzygistgravamenhearthubhypostasisin focusindistinctinner essenceintensifyintensitykernellevel
Verb(25 words)
confinededicatesdelvedialeddirectdirectedegyptianizeengagefixatefixatedfixatesfocalisefocalizegain prominencegravitatedhomedhonehonedidentify the main ideaimmersed
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Noun(59 words)
conservation themecontent centeredcontinuity of thoughtcontrolled energiesconvergence pointdevotiondirectdirect rule eradirectiondistant topicemphasisemphasizingengaged stateengagementsepicenterepicentersepicentrefixatingfixationsfocused calm
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focused studyingfocusingfocussingforegroundforegroundsfrontingfulcrafunnellinggazesgoal orientedgrounding meditationgroup energyhealth education topichighly concentratedhistory topichobby nichehomehomeshotpointhotspotimage pointimmerse in workimmersingincrease in concentrationindividual focusintendedsintensely focusedintentnessitalian topicokendraknucklinglab activity orientedlairlanguage use orientedlearning focuslesionlesionslesson focuslesson topic
Adjective(13 words)
dutch concentratieeducational emphasiseducational focuseducational importanceeducational themeeducator focusedfrench concentrationgerman konzentrationgood staminainner strengthinstructional emphasisintense focusitalian concentrazione
Related words (226)
Adjective(21 words)
life science orientedmain subjectmental activitynarrownarrow aimnorwegian konsentrasjonprimary subjectshort term orientedsmall producer levelspecializedspecialized lexiconsteadysteady focus during studysteady focus routinestrong staminaswedish koncentrationtarget population characteristicstargeted attentiontargeted segmentunchanged concentrations
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visual clarity
Verb(32 words)
listenmaintain concentrationmaintain focusmaintains concentrationmeditatemeditatesminoringmodify concentrationorbitedorientateorientatesorientedovershadowedpointpolarizeporeprioritizesrefocusesrevolvesrivet
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sharpensharpenedsharpenssingledspecialisespecializespecializesstabilize concentrationstaredstay on coursewhettedzeroed
Noun(113 words)
locusmaintaining focusmajormajoringmajorsmarketsmatter under studymattered mostmatterness in discussionmatters of importancemaypolemeditationmetropolis centermiddlesmilestone orientedmind activitymindingmore signal amendment intentmost active listeningmost important
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music collectsmétiersnarrative subjectnarrowingnavelnerdsnichenichesnidusnombrilnoticingobject under studyorbitorganizational aimorientatingpattern orientedpayingpet care orientedplanning emphasisplanning focused contentpolicy directedportuguese concentraçãopreoccupationpreview orientedprioritiesprioritizeprioritizingprivate spaceprobe thrustprofessional development orientedpush concentrationresearch issueresults orientedrevolvingsaliencyschellingsearchlightself controlservice orientedsharpensharpeningsharpnesssingle push designsinglenessspanish concentrarspecialityspecializationspecializationsspecializingspotlightsstaminastay focusedstay positionsteady attentionsteady focusstillnessesstory themestressstudent concentrationstudy topicsubjectsubject a text tosubject areasubject of studysubject tosustained focustargettarget algorithmtargetingteaching itemthe current topicthemetheme a projectthemesthrustthrust forwardthrust forward aggressivelythrustingtopictopic relatedtopicnesstraintraining focusedumbilicusesusage orientedusage orientswood waterproofingzendzeroeszeroingzonezoning relatedzooms
Determiner(3 words)
more attentionthe subjectthis topic
Preposition(1 words)
on task behavior
Pronoun(1 words)
self isolated development
Related word relations
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More general
35 entriesShowing 16 of 35 words.
More specific
13 entriesautofocuscentral topicconvergence pointessential ideafocal pointfocus areaimage pointintense focusmain thememanual focusnarrow focusselective focustargeted focus
Collocations
12 entriesclear focusdepth of focusfocal pointfocus attentionfocus energyfocus groupfocus lensfocus of attentionfocus resourceslaser focusnarrow focussharp focus
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
23 translations across 20 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- фокус noun (in mathematics)
Catalan
1 entries- focus noun (in mathematics)
Danish
1 entries- fokus noun (in mathematics)
Dutch
2 entries- brandpunt noun (in mathematics)
- focus noun (in mathematics)
Estonian
1 entries- fookus noun (in mathematics)
Finnish
2 entries- leikkauspiste noun (in mathematics)
- polttopiste noun (in mathematics)
French
1 entries- foyer noun (in mathematics)
German
1 entries- Brennpunkt noun (in mathematics)
Indonesian
1 entries- titik api noun (in mathematics)
Irish
1 entries- fócas noun (in mathematics)
Italian
1 entries- fuoco noun (in mathematics)
Japanese
1 entries- 焦点 noun (in mathematics)
Korean
1 entries- 초점 noun (in mathematics)
Macedonian
1 entries- фокус noun (in mathematics)
Māori
1 entries- ngahunga noun (in mathematics)
Portuguese
1 entries- foco noun (in mathematics)
Russian
2 entries- фо́кус noun (in mathematics)
- фока́льная то́чка noun (in mathematics)
Spanish
1 entries- foco noun (in mathematics)
Tagalog
1 entries- katumbukan noun (in mathematics)
Vietnamese
1 entries- tiêu điểm noun (in mathematics)
Sample sentences
28 total sentences available.
The image is out of focus.
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A committee should apply the focus to the more concrete problem.
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Do I have to focus it?
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Showing 4 of 28 available sentences.