lost in thought
Deep in contemplation
Lost in thought describes a state of deep mental absorption where someone becomes unaware of their surroundings.
The person may stare blankly, fail to hear when spoken to, or seem distant: She was lost in thought, gazing out the window.
The phrase suggests the mind has wandered somewhere the body cannot follow.
- distractedUnable to concentrate
- tuned outCeased to pay attention
- daydreamingIdle mental wandering
- unfocusedWithout clear direction
- preoccupiedMentally elsewhere, not present
woolgathering · abstracted · in a daze · reverie · head in the clouds · musing · contemplative · reflective · brown study · absorbed · pondering · engrossed · introspective · pensive · ruminative · absentminded · inattentive · absent
- absent-mindednessabsent-minded, forgetfulness, distraction, spacing out, zoning out
- inattentiondistracted, spacing, absent-minded, distraction, obliviousness
- thinkingreasoning, ponder, contemplate, pondering, contemplating
- contemplationcontemplation, meditation, reflection, pondering, musing
- daydreamingdaydreaming, daydreams, fantasies, musings, reverie
- imaginationimagination, daydreaming, daydreams, fantasies, fantasy
lost in thoughtalert
Warning or watchfulness
paying attention · present · attentive · aware · tuned in
lost in thoughtclear-headed
Able to think rationally
thoughtless · blank · zen · serene · at peace
lost in thoughtzoned out
Mentally checked out
blank · empty-headed · vacant · spaced out · mindless
lost, thought, thinking, thoughtful, losing, thoughts, thinker, thinks, losers