Synonyms for distract

verb

1. To divert someone's attention

   divert, divert the mind, divert the thoughts, divert the attention, occupy, amuse, entertain, draw away from, beguile, call away, take one's attention from, draw one's attention from, take the mind off, lead astray, attract from, deflect, sidetrack; see also entertain 1, mislead.

2. To confuse

   bewilder, puzzle, perplex, rattle; see confuse.