absentminded
Use Absentminded in a sentence
səntˈmaɪn adjective
so lost in thought that one does not realize what one is doing, what is happening, etc.; preoccupied to the extent of being unaware of one's immediate surroundings.
Also, ab·sent·mind·ed.
Origin:
1850–55
1850–55
Related forms
ab·sent-mind·ed·ly, adverb
ab·sent-mind·ed·ness, noun
Synonyms
withdrawn, musing, daydreaming, dreamy, forgetful, distracted. Absent-minded, abstracted, oblivious all mean inattentive to immediate surroundings. Absent-minded suggests an unintentional wandering of the mind from the present: an absent-minded committee member. Abstracted implies that the mind has been drawn away from the immediate present by reflection upon some engrossing subject: an abstracted air. Oblivious implies absorption in some thought that causes one to be completely forgetful of or unaware of one's surroundings: oblivious of danger.
withdrawn, musing, daydreaming, dreamy, forgetful, distracted. Absent-minded, abstracted, oblivious all mean inattentive to immediate surroundings. Absent-minded suggests an unintentional wandering of the mind from the present: an absent-minded committee member. Abstracted implies that the mind has been drawn away from the immediate present by reflection upon some engrossing subject: an abstracted air. Oblivious implies absorption in some thought that causes one to be completely forgetful of or unaware of one's surroundings: oblivious of danger.
Antonyms
attentive, alert, heedful, observant.
attentive, alert, heedful, observant.
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World English Dictionary
| absent-minded | |
| —adj | |
| preoccupied; forgetful; inattentive | |
| absent-'mindedly | |
| —adv | |
| absent-'mindedness | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
When you are middle-aged and forget, you are absentminded.
He was exactly the way he is now- shabby, shambling, absentminded.
Daydreaming may seem absentminded and pointless, but it actually demands a lot of the brain's processing power.
The halls of academe have long been a forgiving environment for absentminded professors.
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