Absent-minded synonyms
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The definition of unconscious is lacking awareness or done without realizing, or it is knocked-out, sleeping or comatose.
in a brown study
Removed or separated from something else:
The definition of preoccupied is someone who is busy with or engaged in something.
Suffering conflicting emotions; distraught.
Having a soft, soothing quality
Exhibiting a lack of attention; not attentive.
Completely involved or absorbed; rapt:
Absent is defined as not in attendance or missing.
Not taking heed; careless; unmindful
Absent-minded; inattentive
Marked by or resulting from carelessness; negligent:
Of a different generation, older or younger
Distant in time, place, degree, etc.
Deep in thought; contemplative.
stargazing
Distantly related by blood or marriage:
Having the qualities of a scatterbrain.
Containing nothing; empty:
Devoid of writing, images, or marks:
nobody home
mooning
Of or characteristic of the moon
in the clouds
with one's head in the clouds
Very eccentric or unconventional
Under or as if under the influence of a drug
observant (antonym)
The definition of observant is someone who is good at noticing things, or someone who follows the rules and requirements of a particular religion.
Unstudied or effortless:
(Idiomatic) Daydreaming; thinking about matters other than the present reality.
out-to-lunch
(Idiomatic, informal) clueless, inattentive or careless
Not observant.
aware (antonym)
Having knowledge or discernment of something:
The definition of distraught is someone that is very troubled, confused or has gone crazy.
a million miles away
ability (related)
So lost in thought as to be unaware of one's surroundings
awareness (related)
So lost in thought as to be unaware of one's surroundings
amnestic
(Medicine) That causes amnesia.
unheedful
Not paying attention
Not perceiving; devoid of perception.
not all there
Synonym Study
- Inattentive implies a failure to pay attention, emphasizing such behavior as a lack of discipline
- Distraught connotes agitation along with an inability to concentrate, specifically because of worry, grief, etc.
- Distrait suggests inability to concentrate, often emphasizing such a condition as a mood
- Preoccupied implies that the attention cannot be readily turned to something new because of its concern with a present matter
- Abstracted suggests a withdrawal of the mind from the immediate present and a serious concern with some other subject
- -MINDED51 absent-minded suggests an aimless wandering of the mind away from the immediate situation, often implying a habitual tendency of this kind the absent-minded professor
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