disengaged
Not mentally present
Disengaged means withdrawn or detached from involvement.
A disengaged student sits in class without participating.
A disengaged employee does the minimum.
The word suggests mental or emotional absence rather than physical: He seemed disengaged during the entire meeting.
In mechanical contexts, disengaged means disconnected or released from contact: The clutch is disengaged.
Far away or aloof
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
- remoteDistant or controller
- standoffishUnfriendly in manner
- detachedApart or uninvolved
reserved · unapproachable · cold · removed · disconnected · isolated · uninvolved · uncommunicative
Lacking interest or concern
- unconcernedFeeling no worry
- uninterestedLacking curiosity or concern
- unmotivatedLacking incentive or drive
- passiveNot actively participating
listless · uninvested · uncaring · blasé · lukewarm · halfhearted · spiritless · unenthusiastic
Unable to concentrate
- unfocusedWithout clear direction
- absentmindedInattentive to immediate surroundings
- preoccupiedMentally elsewhere, not present
- daydreamingIdle mental wandering
oblivious · zoned-out · spaced-out · heedless · unobservant · wandering · drifting · absent
Disconnected from power
- severedCut off completely
- decoupledSevered a linkage
- separatedPut or kept apart
- unlinkedNot joined together
detached · cut-off · isolated · estranged · alienated · fragmented · disaffiliated · removed
Without activity or purpose
- dormantInactive but capable
- inactiveNot currently functioning
- passiveNot actively participating
- uninvolvedNot taking part
sidelined · benched · retired · withdrawn · nonparticipating · hands-off · noncommittal
Not bound to anything
- uninvolvedNot taking part
- freeWithout payment or restriction
- independentFree from external control
- unboundNot tied down
neutral · nonaligned · impartial · unaffiliated · autonomous · loose · unfettered · untethered
distant
Far away or aloof
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
- remoteDistant or controller
- standoffishUnfriendly in manner
detached · reserved · unapproachable · cold · removed · disconnected · isolated · uninvolved · uncommunicative · reticent
indifferent
Lacking interest or concern
- unconcernedFeeling no worry
- uninterestedLacking curiosity or concern
- unmotivatedLacking incentive or drive
passive · listless · uninvested · uncaring · blasé · lukewarm · halfhearted · spiritless · unenthusiastic · languid
distracted
Unable to concentrate
- unfocusedWithout clear direction
- absentmindedInattentive to immediate surroundings
- preoccupiedMentally elsewhere, not present
daydreaming · oblivious · zoned-out · spaced-out · heedless · unobservant · wandering · drifting · absent · elsewhere
unplugged
Disconnected from power
unlinked · detached · cut-off · isolated · estranged · alienated · fragmented · disaffiliated · removed · split
idle
Without activity or purpose
uninvolved · sidelined · benched · retired · withdrawn · nonparticipating · hands-off · noncommittal
uncommitted
Not bound to anything
- uninvolvedNot taking part
- freeWithout payment or restriction
- independentFree from external control
unbound · neutral · nonaligned · impartial · unaffiliated · autonomous · loose · unfettered · untethered · unbeholden
- mechanicalhydraulic, pneumatic, spring-loaded, motorized, belt-driven
- Attention Statesdistracted, alert, hyperfocus, attentive, inattentive
- work traitshardworking, diligent, productive, efficient, lazy
- expressions of disassociationnot my problem, none of my business, count me out, leave me out, not affiliated
- fastening statesfastened, unfastened, locked, unlocked, latched
- detachmentemotional numbness, detached, dispassion, indifference, apathy
disengage, disengagement, disengaging, disengages, disengagements