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absentminded
Synonyms and Antonyms of absentminded
- I was so absentminded I lost track of the time.
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)
- an absentminded uncle who some years sends me two birthday checks
absent, abstracted, lost, oblivious, preoccupied, unmindful
befogged, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confused, dazed, muddled, scatterbrained, unfocused (also unfocussed)
lax, neglectful, negligent, remiss, slack
careless, heedless, inconsiderate, thoughtless
inattentive, insensible, unaware, unconscious, unheeding, unknowing, unperceptive, unthinking
Synonym Discussion of absentminded
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- walking about with an abstracted air
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- too preoccupied with her debts to enjoy the meal
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- an absent stare
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- so absentminded, he's been known to wear mismatched shoes
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- was too distracted by grief to continue working
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