Absorb Synonyms and Antonyms

əb-zôrb, -sôrb
To occupy completely
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. engross
  2. engage
  3. occupy
  4. consume
  5. immerse
  6. monopolize
  7. employ
  8. preoccupy
Antonyms:
  1. distract
To take in mentally
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. assimilate
  2. learn
  3. grasp
  4. digest
  5. take-in
  6. imbibe
  7. sense
  8. take up
  9. ingest
  10. predigest
Antonyms:
  1. misunderstand
  2. emit
  3. not get
Take up, as of debts or payments
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. take over
To occupy the attention, interest, or time of; engross:
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. engross
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. absorbent
  2. assimilative
  3. assimilatory
  4. bibulous
  5. imbibitional
  6. monopolistic
  7. osmotic
  8. porous

Words Related to Absorb

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Absorb Sentence Examples

  • I have enough acreage and cattle to absorb some of the loss.

  • My guess is we won't have to absorb all this information.

  • He had forgotten what it felt like to just let go and let the magic absorb him.

  • That necklace will absorb new magic and prevent him from accessing the depths of his current store.

  • As they approached Jackson's car, he said, "I'm going to need some time to absorb all this before I can even begin to figure out what to do."

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