absent-minded
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.
absentminded
-
a variation of
absent-minded.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
How nervy — or maybe just absentminded — to rep the Chiefs in this Philadelphia suburb.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2023
Just like Sam to be a little absentminded.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2021
Black voters outside the South, however, will remind an absentminded nation that black voters in no one state speak for the group as a whole.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 2, 2020
If you're as absentminded as me, there is every danger of leaving it on a train or in a taxi.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2014
And because their mother was a bit absentminded, Jinjoo felt she had to help take care of her sister.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
