absent-minded
or ab·sent·mind·ed
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.
Origin of absent-minded
1synonym study For absent-minded
Other words for absent-minded
withdrawn, musing, daydreaming, dreamy, forgetful, distracted |
Opposites for absent-minded
Other words from absent-minded
- ab·sent-mind·ed·ly, adverb
- ab·sent-mind·ed·ness, noun
Words Nearby absent-minded
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How to use absent-minded in a sentence
A rush of water spills from above, but not from the bottle of an absent-minded commuter or tipsy traveler.
Leaky Ceilings, Catcalls, and Uncaged Pythons: 4 Hours on NYC’s Worst Subway | Kevin Zawacki | August 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“He was famously absent-minded, but not proud of the fact,” Davis writes.
She may wonder why you're so different from other hetero dudes who tend to be more absent-minded about Valentine's Day.
The boy genius Geithner turned into an absent-minded professor when he filled in his tax returns.
absent-minded, now an' then,—av'rage generous, an' not payin' much attention to his surroundin's.
In the Onyx Lobby | Carolyn Wells
He looked for help to Madame Bill, who gazed at the smoke of her cheroot and seemed absent-minded.
The Belted Seas | Arthur Colton"Tommy Atkins" was the rage for the moment, and what may be called "absent-minded Beggarism" was rampant.
The Relief of Mafeking | Filson YoungThe hurry and anxiety, the stress of instant preparation and departure, had clean driven it from my absent-minded head.
In Search of the Unknown | Robert W. ChambersIt struck Mademoiselle des Touches that the Consul looked rather too absent-minded for a perfectly happy man.
Honorine | Honore de Balzac
British Dictionary definitions for absent-minded
preoccupied; forgetful; inattentive
Derived forms of absent-minded
- absent-mindedly, adverb
- absent-mindedness, noun
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