daydreamed
Lost in thought
Daydreamed is the past tense of daydream—to let the mind wander into pleasant fantasies or idle thoughts while awake.
The activity suggests distraction from present tasks or surroundings: She daydreamed through the entire lecture.
He daydreamed about quitting his job and moving to the coast.
Abstracted, pleasant daydream
- fantasyImaginative mental wandering
- escapeFlight from captivity
- wanderlustCraving for distant places
- adventureRisky exciting undertaking
drifting · flight · refuge · sanctuary · oasis · elsewhere · faraway · detachment
Inattentive to immediate surroundings
- distractedUnable to concentrate
- unfocusedWithout clear direction
- inattentiveNot paying attention
- preoccupiedMentally elsewhere, not present
spacey · drifting · zoned out · woolgathering · mind-wandering · glazed · vacant · blank
Longing for the past
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- pensiveQuietly, sadly thoughtful
- melancholicInclined toward reflective sorrow
sentimental · bittersweet · reminiscent · reflective · sigh · musing · contemplative · forlorn
Free from agitation
- peacefulFree from disturbance
- tranquilCalm and untroubled
- sereneUntroubled and composed
- meditativeInclined toward deep reflection
restful · leisurely · mellow · drowsy · languid · hazy · floating · drifting
Producing original ideas
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- inventiveShowing original thought
- fancifulImaginatively unrealistic
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
inspired · fantasizing · envisioning · conjuring · imagining · picturing · visualizing · ideating
reverie
Abstracted, pleasant daydream
- fantasyImaginative mental wandering
- escapeFlight from captivity
- wanderlustCraving for distant places
adventure · drifting · flight · refuge · sanctuary · oasis · elsewhere · faraway · detachment · withdrawal
absentminded
Inattentive to immediate surroundings
- distractedUnable to concentrate
- unfocusedWithout clear direction
- inattentiveNot paying attention
preoccupied · spacey · drifting · zoned out · woolgathering · mind-wandering · glazed · vacant · blank · staring
nostalgic
Longing for the past
melancholic · sentimental · bittersweet · reminiscent · reflective · sigh · musing · contemplative · forlorn · poignant
calm
Free from agitation
meditative · restful · leisurely · mellow · drowsy · languid · hazy · floating · drifting · unwinding
creative
Producing original ideas
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- inventiveShowing original thought
- fancifulImaginatively unrealistic
whimsical · inspired · fantasizing · envisioning · conjuring · imagining · picturing · visualizing · ideating · brainstorming
daydreamedconcentrated
Gathered or intensified
focused · paid attention · attended · fixated · zeroed in
daydreamedworked
Performed labor or tasks
studied · deliberated · analyzed · calculated · reasoned
daydream, daydreaming, daydreams, daydreamer, daydreamt, daydreamers