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abstractedadjective lost in thought and unaware of one's surroundings or actionsthe man on the train seemed somewhat abstracted, and he did indeed forget to get off at his stop absent, absentminded, distracted, preoccupied absorbed, daydreaming, dreaming, dreamy, engrossed, faraway, intent, pensive, raptheedless, inattentive, insensible, oblivious, unaware, unconscious, unheeding, unknowing, unmindful, unperceptive, unthinking, unwary, unwitting, vacantbefogged, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, birdbrained, clueless, confused, dazed, flighty, foggy, forgetful, forgetting, hazy, muddled, scatterbrained, unfocused(also unfocussed) alert alive, attentive, aware, conscious, engaged, heads-up, heedful, mindful, observant, observing, open-eyed, sharp, vigilant, wary, watchful, wide-awakeclearheaded abstractedverbpast tense of abstractto draw the attention or mind to something elsepersonal problems abstracted him so persistently that he struggled to keep his mind on his work called off, detracted, distracted, diverted, threw off amused, beguiled, entertainedstrayed, wandered concentrated, focused(also focussed) to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)took the 135-page report and abstracted it in three short paragraphs boiled down, briefed, digested, encapsulated, epitomized, outlined, recapitulated, recapped, reprised, summarized, summed up, synopsized, wrapped up abridged, condensed, curtailed, cut back, shorteneddownsized, shrank(or shrunk)concentrated, consolidateddecocted, essentializedsimplified, streamlined elongated, extended, lengthened, prolonged, protractedamplified, elaborated (on or upon), enlarged (on or upon), expanded, supplemented adj.abstracted, preoccupied, absent, absentminded, distracted mean inattentive to what claims or demands consideration.abstracted implies absorption of the mind in something other than one's surroundings, and often suggests reflection on weighty matters.walking about with an abstracted air preoccupied often implies having one's attention so taken up by thoughts as to neglect others.too preoccupied with her debts to enjoy the meal absent stresses inability to fix the mind on present concerns due more to mental wandering than to concentration on other matters.an absent stare absentminded implies that the mind is fixed elsewhere and often refers to a habit of abstractedness.so absentminded, he's been known to wear mismatched shoes distracted may suggest an inability to concentrate caused by worry, sorrow, or anxiety.was too distracted by grief to continue working in 1643 |