PREOCCUPATIONS Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

preoccupations

noun

plural of preoccupation

as in obsessions

something about which one is constantly thinking or concerned the future entomologist's preoccupation with insects from a very early age

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Recent Examples of preoccupations Time is one of Butler’s preoccupations—its fleeting nature, its nonlinear experience, its rubberbanding effect on our perception. — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026 Now, last weekend, onto that was grafted what looks like a completely different set of people and preoccupations who, most frighteningly, burned down the Limoges town hall. — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026 His output more closely resembles that of an old studio film director’s than of a typical contemporary literary novelist, with certain themes and preoccupations reappearing across books of otherwise disparate subject matter. — Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026 In the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Vaz felt a resonance with the preoccupations with land, people and colonialism that have defined her filmography to this point. — Dylan Adamson, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026 These milestones demonstrate that the past is colored and edited by the preoccupations of the present. — George F. Will, Washington Post, 3 July 2026 That game illuminates the tension between self and community that has fueled the show’s longevity, and reflects the preoccupations of a country that has always been torn between the two. — Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026 Instead, there is coping and emotional growth for these figures, who, in the third act, provide their elders with an opportunity to come to terms with their own preoccupations and pasts. — Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 9 May 2026 Though each songwriter’s individual preoccupations and quirks are on display here, the interplay between Adducci and Grigoroff makes this feel like a joint effort. — David Harris, SPIN, 21 Apr. 2026

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obsessions

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Scorsese says a director’s job is to make the audience fall in love with their obsessions.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026
Two groups on Beirut City Pop, Force and Games, are fronted by Saadi, and each shows different sides of his obsessions.

— Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026

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