miles away
Completely lost mentally
Miles away describes being mentally absent or distracted, lost in thought rather than focused on what's happening nearby.
Someone who is miles away has their attention elsewhere, perhaps daydreaming or preoccupied with their own concerns.
I asked her a question but she was miles away.
The phrase can also describe physical distance in a more literal sense, emphasizing remoteness: The nearest hospital is miles away.
- distantFar away or aloof
- far offAt great distance
- farawayAt great distance
- remoteDistant or controller
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
longing · homesick · journey · unreachable · elsewhere · yonder · beyond · separated · apart · ocean · road · travel · nostalgia · daydream · wandering · lost · afar · out there
- distance phrasesstone's throw, arm's length, within reach, nearby, close by
- inattentiondistracted, spacing, absent-minded, distraction, obliviousness
- distance wordsnear, far, close, distant, remote
- distractionsdistraction, digression, tangent, sidetrack, diversion
- remote placesremote, distant, far, faraway, afar
- proximitynear, close, nearby, nearness, proximity