focused

• (UK) focussed

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈfəʊ.kəst/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈfoʊ.kəst/

focused (comparative more focused, superlative most focused)

1. Directing all one's efforts towards achieving a particular goal.
2. Dealing with some narrowly defined aspects of a broader phenomenon.

• (directing all one's efforts towards a goal): concentrated, determined, single-minded; see also Thesaurus:focused
• (dealing with narrow aspects): narrow-scope

• (antonym(s) of “directing all one's efforts towards a goal”): distracted
• (antonym(s) of “dealing with narrow aspects”): broad, unfocused

focused

1. simple past and past participle of focus

• defocus