words associated with abstracted
Synonyms of abstracted
absent: : not present at a usual or expected place : missing was absent from class today sharing memories of absent friends She was conspicously absent [=her absence was very noticeable] at the meeting.
absentminded: : lost in thought and unaware of one’s surroundings or actions : preoccupied was too absentminded to notice what time it was
distracted: : having one’s thoughts or attention drawn away : unable to concentrate or give attention to something a distracted driver … everyone else … is too distracted to see how lost and yearning she has become … —Richard Schickel … used to get so distracted by cellphone conversations overheard on the bus that she couldn’t focus on reading. —Roni Caryn Rabin
preoccupied: : previously applied to another group and unavailable for use in a new sense — used of a biological generic or specific name
Words Related to abstracted
absorbed: : having one’s attention wholly engaged or occupied … was so absorbed in the business of his journey that he never turned his head … —Thomas Hardy I was too absorbed in my own problems and too uninterested in politics to remember that it was also a momentous day in Washington. —Russell Baker
daydreaming: : a pleasant visionary usually wishful creation of the imagination
dreaming: : a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep had a dream about climbing a mountain gives me bad dreams — compare rem sleep
dreamy: : full of dreams a dreamy night’s sleep
engrossed: : to copy or write in a large hand
faraway: : lying at a great distance : remote faraway lands
intent: : the act or fact of intending : purpose
pensive: : musingly or dreamily thoughtful a pensive young poet
rapt: : lifted up and carried away
heedless: : not taking heed : inconsiderate , thoughtless heedless follies of unbridled youth —John DeBruyn
inattentive: : not attentive : not paying attention
insensible: : imperceptible dampened by an insensible dew
oblivious: : lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention
unaware: : not aware : ignorant unaware of the problem
unconscious: : having lost consciousness was unconscious for three days
unheeding: : giving no attention : showing no awareness : not heeding protests that have fallen on unheeding ears She had gone on in her earnestness, unheeding of his question. —Henry James — sometimes used as a participial verb with a direct object … she flew to her husband, clung round his neck, and unheeding the presence of Varney, overwhelmed him with caresses … —Sir Walter Scott
unknowing: : not knowing
unmindful: : not conscientiously aware, attentive, or heedful : inattentive , careless went shirtless, unmindful of the sun’s punishing rays
unperceptive: : lacking perception : not perceptive an unperceptive analysis … the antics of characters so unperceptive that no one can possibly care about them past the first hundred pages. —Jackie Kaufman
unthinking: : not taking thought : heedless , unmindful the unthinking onlookers
unwary: : not alert : easily fooled or surprised : heedless , gullible cheats unwary tourists
unwitting: : not knowing : unaware kept the truth from their unwitting friends
vacant: : not occupied by an incumbent, possessor, or officer a vacant office vacant thrones
befogged: : confuse
befuddled: : utterly confused or puzzled : deeply perplexed … somebody may be so befuddled and self-destructive as to miss the point entirely. —Anne B. Fisher … I also believe whites are as befuddled about race as we are … —Nathan McCall
bemused: : marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed … he was fumbling with the sheets, and looking down at them with a slightly bemused expression as though the stuff before him was in a foreign language … —Robert Penn Warren
bewildered: : deeply or utterly confused or perplexed I was appalled and was too bewildered to do or say anything. —Bram Stoker He looked at her with a bewildered expression. Dickie Pope is staring at me, bewildered now, perhaps even convinced I’m insane. —Richard Russo
birdbrained: : a stupid person
clueless: : having or providing no clue a clueless case for the police to solve
confused: : being perplexed or disconcerted the confused students
dazed: : unable to think clearly or act normally due to injury, shock, bewilderment, fatigue, etc. After a particularly fierce blow, he crawled to his feet, too dazed to rush. —Jack London She sat confused and dazed after hearing the news. also : characteristic of one who is dazed had a dazed look on her face
flighty: : swift
foggy: : filled or abounding with fog
forgetful: : likely to forget
forgetting: : to lose the remembrance of : be unable to think of or recall I forget his name
hazy: : made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze entry 1 sense 1a ) hazy weather a hazy view of the mountains
muddled: : to make turbid or muddy muddled the brook with his splashings
scatterbrained: : having or showing a forgetful, disorganized, or unfocused mind : having the characteristics of a scatterbrain As Detective Gina Calabrese on Miami Vice, Saundra Santiago is all clearheaded efficiency. But off-camera her co-stars think she’s scatterbrained . “They consider me a space cadet,” says Santiago, who frequently loses keys, misses flights and gets into cabs without cash. —Tim Allis
unfocused: : not adjusted to a focus
unfocussed: : not adjusted to a focus
Near Antonyms of abstracted
alive: : having life : not dead or inanimate
attentive: : mindful , observant attentive to what he is doing
aware: : having or showing realization, perception, or knowledge be aware of the danger aware of the latest advances in medicine
conscious: : having mental faculties not dulled by sleep, faintness, or stupor : awake became conscious after the anesthesia wore off
engaged: : involved in activity : occupied , busy
heads-up: : alert , resourceful heads-up football
heedful: : taking heed : attentive heedful of what they were doing
mindful: : bearing in mind : aware be mindful of how you use your power —Ayesha Grice
observant: : paying strict attention : watchful an observant spectator
observing: : to conform one’s action or practice to (something, such as a law, rite, or condition) : comply with failed to observe the law and as a consequence had to pay a fine
open-eyed: : having the eyes open
sharp: : adapted to cutting or piercing: such as
vigilant: : alertly watchful especially to avoid danger
wary: : marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger
watchful: : not able or accustomed to sleep or rest : wakeful
wide-awake: : a soft felt hat with a low crown and a wide brim
clearheaded: : having or showing a clear understanding : perceptive clearheaded comments
Antonyms of abstracted
alert: : watchful and prompt to meet danger or emergency an alert guard trying to stay alert to possible problems
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