Synonyms for "preoccupying" (8 found)

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Closest matches (2)

compellingcompulsive

Strong matches (2)

drivingengrossing

Related words (4)

grippingholdingimpellingobsessive

Related word relations

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2 relation types

form of

1 entries

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related to

1 entries

preoccupy

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

This question has been preoccupying me for a long time.

Source: tatoeba (9128464)

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