absent minded
Lost in thought
Absent-minded describes someone whose attention drifts from immediate surroundings, typically because they're preoccupied with other thoughts.
The absent-minded professor forgets where he put his keys while pondering equations.
She's been absent-minded lately, leaving her coffee on the roof of her car.
The trait suggests mental absorption rather than stupidity—the mind is present elsewhere, absent here.
- forgetfulFailing to retain information
- senior momentBrief memory lapse
- memory lapseBrief forgetting episode
- distractedUnable to concentrate
- lost in thoughtDeeply mentally preoccupied
dreamy · away with the fairies · scattered · preoccupied · lost · vague · hazy · spacey · spacing out · unfocused · wandering · daydreaming · foggy · oblivious · dazed · muddled · wool-gathering · faraway
- Mind Idiomsquick wit, bird brain, pea brain, big brain, brain fog
- distractionsdistraction, digression, tangent, sidetrack, diversion
- dreamersdreamer, dreamers, daydreamer, daydreamers, visionary
- passive watchingwatching, viewing, observing, spectating, lurking
absent mindedfocused
Directing attention narrowly
attentive · sharp · alert · mindful · concentrated
absent mindedorganized
Systematically arranged
methodical · meticulous · detail-oriented · together · efficient
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