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distracted

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of distracted

1 feeling overwhelming fear or worry

she's been distracted about her son ever since he left on that polar expedition

Synonyms of distracted

agitated, delirious, distrait, distraught, frantic, frenzied, hysterical (also hysteric)

Words Related to distracted

alarmed, anxious, disquieted, disturbed, nervous, perturbed, tense, troubled, upset, worried, wrought (up)

affrighted, aghast, alarmed, fearful, frightened, horrified, scared, spooked, terrified, terrorized

ballistic, berserk, crazed, demented, deranged, mad, maniacal (also maniac), nuclear

raging, ranting, raving

Phrases Synonymous with distracted

beside oneself

Near Antonyms of distracted

calm, peaceful, placid, self-possessed, serene, tranquil

cool, coolheaded, undisturbed, unperturbed, unshaken, untroubled, unworried

Antonyms of distracted

collected, composed, recollected, self-collected, self-composed, self-possessed, unhysterical

2 lost in thought and unaware of oneʼs surroundings or actions

the distracted driver rear-ended the pickup truck that had stopped for the red light

Synonyms of distracted

absent, absentminded, abstracted, preoccupied

Words Related to distracted

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 of distracted

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

Antonyms of distracted

3 suffering from mental confusion

she's been chronically depressed and distracted since her husband's death

Synonyms of distracted

addle, addled, addlepated, bedeviled, befogged, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, bushed [chiefly Australian], confounded, confused, dazed, dizzy, dopey (also dopy), fogged, mixed-up, muddleheaded, muzzy, pixilated (also pixillated), punch-drunk, punchy, raddled, shell-shocked, silly, slaphappy, spaced-out (or spaced), spacey (also spacy), stunned, stupefied, zonked, zonked-out

Words Related to distracted

senseless, unconscious

Phrases Synonymous with distracted

at sea, out of it

Near Antonyms of distracted

alert, conscious

Antonyms of distracted

Synonym Discussion of distracted

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

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