in a fog
Not quite present
In a fog describes a state of mental confusion or bewilderment, as if your thinking were obscured by mist.
Someone in a fog struggles to concentrate, process information, or think clearly: I've been in a fog all morning—I barely slept.
The phrase often describes grogginess, disorientation after shocking news, or the mental haze of illness or medication.
- dazedShocked into mental fog
- confusedUnable to understand
- hazyUnclear, indistinct
- disorientedLacking sense of direction
- out of itLacking awareness or alertness
spaced out · zoned out · not all there · groggy · muddled · bleary · lost · dreamlike · miles away · clouded · bewildered · misty · thick · blanket · grey · drifting · unfocused · absent-minded
- confusionconfusion, confused, bewilderment, perplexity, baffled
- Weather Idiomsunder the weather, when it rains it pours, come rain or shine, rain check, take a rain check
in a fogclear-headed
Able to think rationally
lucid · sharp · sharp as a tack · focused · thinking clearly
in a fogalert
Warning or watchfulness
wide awake · attentive · sharp-eyed · vigilant · on one's toes
in a fogin the know
Possessing privileged information
clued in · oriented · in the loop · up to speed · well-informed
in, fog, fogs, foggy, foggier, foggiest, fogginess, fogbound