head-in-clouds
Lost in thought
Head-in-clouds describes someone lost in dreamy thought or impractical fantasy, disconnected from practical reality.
Usually appears with a possessive: She walks around with her head in the clouds.
The image is of someone so absorbed in lofty thoughts they've floated above earthly concerns.
Often implies gentle criticism—the person may be creative but unreliable.
Prone to forgetting things
- distractedUnable to concentrate
- lost in thoughtDeeply mentally preoccupied
- reverieAbstracted, pleasant daydream
- fantasizingImagining desired scenarios
wool-gathering · preoccupied · inattentive · spaced out · zoned out · unfocused · oblivious · dreamy
Not suited for use
- unrealisticLacking basis in reality
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- naiveInnocently unsuspecting
- romanticConducive to love
utopian · fanciful · wishful thinking · starry-eyed · quixotic · pie in the sky · castle in the air · dreamer
absent-minded
Prone to forgetting things
- distractedUnable to concentrate
- lost in thoughtDeeply mentally preoccupied
- reverieAbstracted, pleasant daydream
fantasizing · wool-gathering · preoccupied · inattentive · spaced out · zoned out · unfocused · oblivious · dreamy · miles away
impractical
Not suited for use
- unrealisticLacking basis in reality
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- naiveInnocently unsuspecting
romantic · utopian · fanciful · wishful thinking · starry-eyed · quixotic · pie in the sky · castle in the air · dreamer · optimistic