ADJECTIVE | all | absentminded, absent, abstracted, scatty | lost in thought |
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Meaning | Lost in thought; showing preoccupation. | |
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Example | "an absentminded professor" | |
Synonyms | absent, abstracted, scatty | |
Broader | inattentive | showing a lack of attention or care |
Spanish | abstraído, ausente, despistado, distraído, encantado, ido | |
Catalan | absent, despistat, distret, encantat | |
Nouns | absentmindedness | preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored |
Adverbs | absentmindedly | in an absentminded or preoccupied manner |
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