absentminded

ab·sent·mind·ed

adjective \ˌab-sənt-ˈmīn-dəd\

Definition of ABSENTMINDED

1

: lost in thought and unaware of one's surroundings or actions : preoccupied; also : given to absence of mind

2

: indicative of or resulting from preoccupation or absence of mind

— ab·sent·mind·ed·ly adverb

— ab·sent·mind·ed·ness noun

Examples of ABSENTMINDED

1. Her absentminded husband forgot their anniversary.
2. She did the chores in an absentminded way.

First Known Use of ABSENTMINDED

1829

Related to ABSENTMINDED

Synonyms

absent, abstracted, distracted, preoccupied

Antonyms

alert

Related Words

absorbed, daydreaming, dreaming, dreamy, engrossed, faraway, intent, pensive, rapt; heedless, inattentive, insensible, oblivious, unaware, unconscious, unheeding, unknowing, unmindful, unperceptive, unthinking, unwary, unwitting, vacant; befogged, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, birdbrained, clueless, confused, dazed, flighty, foggy, forgetful, forgetting, hazy, muddled, scatterbrained, unfocused (also unfocussed)

Near Antonyms

alive, attentive, aware, conscious, engaged, heads-up, heedful, mindful, observant, observing, open-eyed, sharp, vigilant, wary, watchful, wide-awake; clearheaded, unconfused

See Synonym Discussion at abstracted

Rhymes with ABSENTMINDED

bloody-minded, civic-minded, evil-minded, feebleminded, narrow-minded, open-minded, simpleminded, single-minded, social-minded, tender-minded, worldly-minded