abstracted
adjective /æbˈstræk.tɪd/ formalDefinition
› not giving attention to what is happening around you because you are thinking about something else: He gave her an abstracted glance, then returned to his book.Not paying attentionTreating as unimportantNeglecting and ignoring abstractedly /-li/ adverb
(Definition of abstracted adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- absent adjective (NOT PAYING ATTENTION)
- absent-minded adjective
- absently adverb
- be like talking to a brick wall idiom
- can't see further than the end of your nose idiom
- dreamy adjective
- drop/lower your guard idiom
- faraway adjective
- go back to sleep! idiom
- hasty adjective
- like a bull in a china shop idiom
- merrily adverb
- not take a blind bit of notice idiom
- perfunctory adjective
- remiss adjective
- sideline verb
- take your eye off the ball idiom
- unguarded adjective
- unmindful adjective
- unwary adjective
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