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absent-minded
ab·sent-mind·ed (ăb′sənt-mīn′dĭd)adj. Deep in thought and heedless of present circumstances or activities; preoccupied. ab′sent-mind′ed·ly adv.ab′sent-mind′ed·ness n.absent-minded adj preoccupied; forgetful; inattentive ˌabsent-ˈmindedly adv ˌabsent-ˈmindedness nab′sent-mind′ed or ab′sent•mind′ed, adj. preoccupied with one's thoughts so as to be unaware or forgetful of other matters. [1850–55] ab′sent-mind′ed•ly, adv. ab′sent-mind′ed•ness, n. Thesaurusabsent-mindedadjective forgetful, absorbed, abstracted, vague, absent, distracted, unaware, musing, preoccupied, careless, bemused, oblivious, dreamy, faraway, engrossed, unthinking, neglectful, heedless, inattentive, unmindful, unheeding, apt to forget, in a brown study, ditzy or ditsy (slang) In his later life he became even more absent-minded. alert, awake, wary, on the ball, vigilant, quick, perceptive, observant, wide-awake, on your toesabsent-mindedadjectiveSo lost in thought as to be unaware of one's surroundings:absent, abstracted, bemused, distrait, faraway, inattentive, preoccupied.Idiom: a million miles away.Translationsabsent (ˈӕbsənt) adjective not present. Johnny was absent from school with a cold. 不在場 缺席的 (əbˈsent) verb to keep (oneself) away. He absented himself from the meeting. 缺席 不在,缺席 ˈabsence noun1. the condition of not being present. His absence was noticed. 缺席 缺席2. a time during which a person etc is not present. After an absence of five years he returned home. 不在的期間 不在,不在场的次数或时间 ˌabsenˈtee noun a person who is not present, especially frequently (eg at work, school etc). 缺席者 缺席者ˌabsenˈteeism noun being often absent from work etc without good reason. Absenteeism is a problem in some industries. 曠職 旷工,旷课 ˌabsent-ˈminded adjective not noticing what is going on around one because one is thinking deeply. an absent-minded professor. 心不在焉的 心不在焉的ˌabsentˈmindedly adverb 心不在焉地 心不在焉地ˌabsent-ˈmindedness noun 心不在焉 心不在焉absent-minded
absent-mindedForgetful or inattentive of everyday details or duties, possibly due to a preoccupation with other thoughts. My absent-minded housemate is always lost in composing new poems and never remembers to clean the house or take out the trash!absent-minded Related to absent-minded: absent-mindedlySynonyms for absent-mindedadj forgetfulSynonyms- forgetful
- absorbed
- abstracted
- vague
- absent
- distracted
- unaware
- musing
- preoccupied
- careless
- bemused
- oblivious
- dreamy
- faraway
- engrossed
- unthinking
- neglectful
- heedless
- inattentive
- unmindful
- unheeding
- apt to forget
- in a brown study
- ditzy or ditsy
Antonyms- alert
- awake
- wary
- on the ball
- vigilant
- quick
- perceptive
- observant
- wide-awake
- on your toes
Synonyms for absent-mindedadj so lost in thought as to be unaware of one's surroundingsSynonyms- absent
- abstracted
- bemused
- distrait
- faraway
- inattentive
- preoccupied
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