CONCENTRATION: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CONCENTRATION?

Need another word that means the same as “concentration”? Find 27 synonyms and 30 related words for “concentration” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Concentration” are: compactness, denseness, density, tightness, assiduity, assiduousness, absorption, engrossment, immersion, close attention, close thought, attentiveness, application, industry, single-mindedness, focusing, centring, centralization, direction, gathering, cluster, mass, flock, congregation, assemblage, assembly, collection

Concentration as a Noun

Definitions of "Concentration" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “concentration” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Dealing with one particular thing above all others.
• The relative amount of a particular substance contained within a solution or mixture or in a particular volume of space.
• The spatial property of being crowded together.
• Strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing diluting material.
• Increase in density.
• Complete attention; intense mental effort.
• A close gathering of people or things.
• The strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume.
• The action or power of focusing all one's attention.
• Bringing together military forces.
• Great and constant diligence and attention.
• The action of strengthening a solution by the removal or reduction of the diluting agent or by the selective accumulation of atoms or molecules.
• The action of gathering together closely.

Synonyms of "Concentration" as a noun (27 Words)

absorption	(chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid. Her absorption in the problems of the Third World.
application	A program or piece of software designed to fulfil a particular purpose. It is a job requiring serious application.
assemblage	A system of components assembled together for a particular purpose. A loose assemblage of diverse groups.
assembly	A signal for troops to assemble, given by drum or bugle. A decree guaranteeing freedom of assembly.
assiduity	Constant attentions to someone. The assiduity with which he could wear down his opponents.
assiduousness	Great and constant diligence and attention.
attentiveness	The action of paying close attention to something. Half the children who ate the cereal showed no improvement in attentiveness.
centralization	The action or process of bringing activities together in one place. Greater centralization of food production.
centring	Framing used to support an arch or dome while it is under construction.
close attention	The last section of a communication.
close thought	The concluding part of any performance.
cluster	A group of cases of a disease, especially an infectious disease or type of cancer, that occur close together in time or space. Clusters of creamy white flowers.
collection	A sum of money raised during a church or charity collection. She left the envelope in the office for collection.
compactness	A small and economical car. The soil s compactness makes root penetration difficult.
congregation	(in the Roman Catholic Church) a permanent committee of the College of Cardinals. A great congregation of birds flew over.
denseness	The amount per unit size.
density	The quantity of people or things in a given area or space. A low density floppy disk.
direction	Something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action. He had no direction in his life.
engrossment	Complete attention; intense mental effort.
flock	A number of domestic animals, especially sheep, goats, or geese, that are kept together. A flock of paparazzi tailed them all over London.
focusing	The act of bringing into focus.
gathering	The act of gathering something. A family gathering.
immersion	Sinking until covered completely with water. A week s immersion in the culinary heritage of Puglia.
industry	The people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise. Each industry has its own trade publications.
mass	A large number of people or objects crowded together. Separate the warriors from the mass.
single-mindedness	Characterized by one unified purpose.
tightness	The quality of being close-fitting. The tightness of the argument.

Usage Examples of "Concentration" as a noun

• The island has the greatest concentration of seabirds in the north-west.
• The gas can collect in dangerous concentrations.
• Concentration on the needs of the young can mean that the elderly are forgotten.
• The concentration of power in the hands of nobles.
• By concentration of cell contents and supercooling, frost-hardened plant tissues survive temperatures down to −10°C.
• She was frowning in concentration.

Associations of "Concentration" (30 Words)

absorbed	Retained without reflection. The absorbed light intensity.
attention	An order to assume a straight standing position. He drew attention to three spelling mistakes.
captive	A person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion. The farm was used to hold prisoners of war captive.
center	The person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback. His stories made him the center of the party.
centered	Being or placed in the center.
central	In or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area. The central cause of the problem.
concentrate	A concentrated example of something. These groups concentrate in the inner cities.
confluent	A branch that flows into the main stream. These confluent tones helped to fuse and unite his landscapes.
converge	(of a number of things) gradually change so as to become similar or develop something in common. A pair of lines of longitude are parallel at the equator but converge toward the poles.
convergence	A location where airflows or ocean currents meet, characteristically marked by upwelling (of air) or downwelling (of water). The convergence of lines in the distance.
convergent	(of thought) tending to follow only well-established patterns. There are a number of convergent reasons for the growth of interest in pragmatics.
core	Remove the core or center from. The core muscles of the abdomen.
denseness	The spatial property of being crowded together.
density	The degree of compactness of a substance. A low density floppy disk.
emphasize	Make (something) more clearly defined. I would emphasize that I am not an economist.
emphasized	Spoken with emphasis.
engrossed	Giving or marked by complete attention to- Walter de la Mare. That engrossed look or rapt delight.
focal	Relating to the centre or most important part. Focal infection.
focus	Adjust the focus of a telescope camera or other instrument. Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies.
focused	(of light rays) converging on a point. The need for more focused research.
immersion	A method of teaching a foreign language by the exclusive use of that language. His back was still raw from immersion in the icy Atlantic sea.
impurity	A constituent which impairs the purity of something. A struggle to rid the soul of sin and impurity.
intensive	An intensive adjective adverb or particle an intensifier. Eight days of intensive arms talks.
intent	Intention or purpose. A real intent to cut back on social programmes.
intently	With earnest and eager attention. Everybody was listening intently.
leadership	The activity of leading. The leadership was divided into two camps.
overlap	A part or amount which overlaps. There was no overlap between their proposals.
preoccupied	Engrossed in thought; distracted. Got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children.
reverie	A state of being pleasantly lost in one’s thoughts; a daydream. His own compositions can move from impressionist reveries to an orchestral chordal approach.
thoughtful	Taking heed giving close and thoughtful attention. He was attentive and thoughtful.