It is preoccupation with possession, more than anything else, that prevents men from living freely and nobly.
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Preoccupation
/ˌpɹiɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən/
Synonyms for "preoccupation" (255 found)
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Closest matches (51)
absence of mindabsentmindednessabsorbed attentionabsorptionabstractednessabstractionabuliaadoptionadverse possessionalienationalodiumanxietyanxiety equivalentanxiety stateapathyapplicationappropriationarrogationassiduityassiduousness
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assumptionbemusementbrown studybulldog tenacityburgagecastle buildingcastle-buildingcatatonic stuporclaimclose studycolonizationcolonycomplexcompulsionconcentrationconquestconstancycontemplationcontemplativenessdaydreamdaydreamerdaydreamingde factode jure
Adjective(1 words)
busy status
Strong matches (77)
deep studydeep thoughtdejectiondependencydepressiondepth of thoughtderivative titledetachmentdiligencedogged perseverancedoggednessdreamdreamingelationemotionalismenduranceengagementengrossmentenslavementeuphoria
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fantasyfantasyingfascinationfee fieffee positionfee simplefee simple absolutefee simple conditionalfee simple defeasiblefee simple determinablefee tailfeodumfetishfeudfidelityfiefdomfit of abstractionfixationfixed ideafoiblefolie du doutefrankalmoignfree socagefreeholdgavelkindhang uphang-uphaving title tohazeholdholdinghypercathexishypochondriahysteriahystericsidee fixeimmersionindefatigabilityindentindifferenceindustriousnessindustryinsensibilityinsistenceinsistencyintentnessinvolvement
Related words (127)
irresistible impulseknight servicelay feeleaseleaseholdlegal claimlegal possessionlethargylifeloyaltymandatemaniameditationmelancholiamelancholymental distressmonomaniamooningmoonrakingmorbid drive
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musemusefulnessmusingmuted ecstasyobsessionobsessive compulsionobstinacyoccupancyoccupationoriginal titleowningpathological indecisivenesspatiencepatience of jobpensivenesspermanenceperseverancepersistencepersistencypertinaciousnesspertinacitypipe dreampipe-dreamingploddingpluggingpossessingpossessionpreemptionpreoccupancyprepossessionprescriptionprofound thoughtpropertyproperty rightsproprietary rightspsychalgiapsychomotor disturbancerapt attentionreflectivenessrelentlessnessrequisitionresolutionreverieruling passionsedulitysedulousnessseisinsingle-mindednesssingleness of purposesloggingsocagespeculativenesssquattingstabilitystaminastargazingstaying powersteadfastnesssteadinessstick-to-itivenessstubbornnessstudiousnessstudystuporsubjugationsubleasesubmersiontakeovertaking overtenaciousnesstenacitytenancytenantrytenuretenure in chivalrythingthoughtfulnesstictirelessnesstitletrancetwitchingunderleaseundertenancyunremittingnessunresponsivenessunswerving attentionusucapionusurpationvillein socagevilleinholdvillenagewalter mittywistfulnesswithdrawalwoolgathering
Noun(9 words)
Adjective(2 words)
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5 entriesacademic preoccupationcultural preoccupationintellectual preoccupationmoral preoccupationpersonal preoccupation
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4 entriesSample sentences
15 total sentences available.
My major preoccupation is the question, 'What is reality?'
Source: tatoeba (5663611)
Preoccupation with sex is the basis of all mental activity.
Source: tatoeba (5715972)
Sami had a strange preoccupation.
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