absently
In a daze
Absently means without full attention, as if the mind is elsewhere.
Someone who speaks absently is distracted or lost in thought: She absently stirred her coffee while staring out the window.
The word describes actions performed mechanically, with awareness directed somewhere other than the task at hand.
With absent expression
- blanklyWithout any expression
- detachedlyIn uninvolved manner
- indifferentlyWithout preference or concern
- listlesslyWithout energy or interest
impassively · apathetically · numbly · hollowly · emptily · expressionlessly · glazed · unfocused
Without conscious awareness
- distractedlyIn an inattentive manner
- inattentivelyWithout mental focus
- unconsciouslyWithout being aware
- unwittinglyWithout awareness or intention
mechanically · automatically · unthinkingly · mindlessly · heedlessly · neglectfully · forgetfully · carelessly
Abstracted, pleasant daydream
- dreamyVague and pleasantly distracted
- wistfulSadly longing for something
- farawayAt great distance
- musingReflective contemplation
contemplative · pensive · reflective · introspective · meditative · distantly · thoughtfully · vaguely
In an inattentive manner
- absorbedTook in fully
- engrossedWholly absorbed in something
- lostUnable to navigate
- immersedPlunged entirely into
elsewhere · miles away · not all there · tuned out · zoned out · spaced out · checked out
vacantly
With absent expression
- blanklyWithout any expression
- detachedlyIn uninvolved manner
- indifferentlyWithout preference or concern
listlessly · impassively · apathetically · numbly · hollowly · emptily · expressionlessly · glazed · unfocused · distant
absentmindedly
Without conscious awareness
- distractedlyIn an inattentive manner
- inattentivelyWithout mental focus
- unconsciouslyWithout being aware
unwittingly · mechanically · automatically · unthinkingly · mindlessly · heedlessly · neglectfully · forgetfully · carelessly · unmindfully
reverie
Abstracted, pleasant daydream
musing · contemplative · pensive · reflective · introspective · meditative · distantly · thoughtfully · vaguely · hazily
distractedly
In an inattentive manner
immersed · elsewhere · miles away · not all there · tuned out · zoned out · spaced out · checked out
absentlyattentively
With concentrated awareness
alertly · watchfully · mindfully · observantly · keenly
absentlydeliberately
Done with intention
intentionally · purposefully · consciously · knowingly · willfully
- absentee landlordProperty owner elsewhere
- absentee ballotVote cast from elsewhere
- absent without leaveIllegally missing from duty
- absentee votingElectoral participation without presence
- absentee votesBallots cast remotely
- absent fatherMale parent uninvolved in upbringing
absent, absentee, absent-minded, absenteeism, absent-mindedness, absent-mindedly