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Synonyms & Antonyms of absentminded
1
lost in thought and unaware of one's surroundings or actions
- the grieving woman was so absentminded that she left her key in the lock after opening the door
Synonyms for absentminded
Words Related to absentminded
- 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)
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Antonyms for absentminded
2
inclined to forget what one has learned or to do what one should
- an absentminded aunt who some years sends me two birthday checks
Synonyms for absentminded
Words Related to absentminded
- befogged,
- befuddled,
- bemused,
- bewildered,
- confused,
- dazed,
- muddled,
- scatterbrained,
- unfocused
- (also unfocussed)
Near Antonyms for absentminded
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The first known use of absentminded was in 1824
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