prepossessed 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of prepossessednext
as in engaged

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prepossessed

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verb

past tense of prepossess
as in influenced

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prepossessed
  1. engaged
  2. preoccupied
  3. disposed
  4. inclined
  5. absorbed
  6. predisposed
  7. concerned
  8. convinced
Adjective
  • GovTech clients are some of the most engaged customers out there.
    Wietse Van Ransbeeck, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • That points to a huge push among the young male demographic to be both engaged and conservative.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of engaged
Adjective
  • Stay preoccupied with limitless activities such as hiking, biking, boating, and antique shopping. Rooms: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms Amenities: Private balcony/patio, indoor fireplace, outdoor dining area, fire pit, BBQ grill Distance From NYC: 1.5 hours by car.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Indeed, no one is more preoccupied with such star power than Donald Trump himself, who basks in the adulation and approval of luminaries who support him and regularly lashes out at those who don’t.
    Brian Lowry, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of preoccupied
Verb
  • Broken glass is dangerous and should be disposed of properly, ideally by scattering it across the nearest bike lane.
    Mark Remy, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Conservationists are currently experimenting with a chemical bait that attracts the cane toad tadpole (but not its froggy counterparts) and then traps them so they can be humanely disposed of.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of disposed
Verb
  • Some on Wall Street worried that the increase in yields means the economy is heating up again, and the Federal Reserve won’t be inclined to make more rate cuts.
    Julie Coleman, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Cramer acknowledged that some investors, particularly traders with a more short-term view, are inclined to automatically trim stocks when bond yields rise.
    Julie Coleman, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of inclined
Adjective
  • Because of this, absorbed sunlight isn’t reradiated in every direction equally but in some directions more than others.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Chemical sunscreen, also called absorbed sunscreen, works by absorbing the UV rays, converting them to heat and releasing them from the body.
    Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 7 July 2024
Definition of absorbed
Verb
  • People are presumably going to be more likely to perform or undertake the activity since they are already predisposed to avoiding hard thinking.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
  • As a consequence, its countries are practiced in the art of strategic hedging and are predisposed to neutralism and nonalignment, owing to their colonial histories.
    David Shambaugh, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2020
Definition of predisposed
Adjective
  • Scott isn’t concerned about how a crackdown on immigration might affect him or other farms his size or larger.
    Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Investors are also concerned about lenders exposed to Adani Green Energy, the firm under the spotlight.
    Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of concerned
Verb
  • The clients were easily convinced.
    Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Bean and Smith were seen on video wrestling with Nichols and holding his arms, while also hitting him, but the jury was not convinced those actions amounted to civil rights violations.
    Adrian Sainz, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of convinced
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