out of it
Not mentally present
Out of it describes a state of mental disconnection—either from drowsiness, intoxication, or simply not following what's happening.
Someone who is out of it might be groggy from medication I was completely out of it after the surgery, impaired by substances, or just mentally elsewhere She seemed out of it during the whole meeting.
The phrase can also mean excluded from participation or awareness: I felt out of it when they started discussing inside jokes.
Unable to understand
bewildered · muddled · woozy · addled · befuddled · lightheaded · discombobulated · stunned
Separated from a source
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
- disengagedNot participating or invested
- aloofEmotionally withdrawn, uninviting
- removedTaken from position
distant · uninvolved · numb · apathetic · indifferent · shut down · not there · remote
Inattentive to immediate surroundings
- preoccupiedMentally elsewhere, not present
- daydreamingIdle mental wandering
- unfocusedWithout clear direction
- inattentiveNot paying attention
scatterbrained · lost in thought · dreamy · abstracted · distrait · miles away · wool-gathering · bemused
Lacking any awareness
- cluelessLacking any understanding
- uninformedLacking necessary knowledge
- ignorantLacking knowledge or awareness
- unknowingLacking awareness or information
in the dark · behind the times · excluded · outsider · uninitiated · behind · lost · unenlightened
confused
Unable to understand
dizzy · bewildered · muddled · woozy · addled · befuddled · lightheaded · discombobulated · stunned · unsteady
disconnected
Separated from a source
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
- disengagedNot participating or invested
- aloofEmotionally withdrawn, uninviting
removed · distant · uninvolved · numb · apathetic · indifferent · shut down · not there · remote · dissociated
absentminded
Inattentive to immediate surroundings
- preoccupiedMentally elsewhere, not present
- daydreamingIdle mental wandering
- unfocusedWithout clear direction
inattentive · scatterbrained · lost in thought · dreamy · abstracted · distrait · miles away · wool-gathering · bemused · vacant
oblivious
Lacking any awareness
- cluelessLacking any understanding
- uninformedLacking necessary knowledge
- ignorantLacking knowledge or awareness
unknowing · in the dark · behind the times · excluded · outsider · uninitiated · behind · lost · unenlightened · unsuspecting
drunk
Impaired by alcohol
buzzed · impaired · sedated · drugged · inebriated · under the influence · medicated · tipsy · loaded · plastered
- confusionconfusion, confused, bewilderment, perplexity, baffled
- dazed statesdazed, stunned, foggy, groggy, confused
- exhaustedtired, weary, exhausted, drained, fatigued
- slang moodsbummed, chill, cranky, edgy, grumpy
- insanityinsane, crazy, mad, lunatic, insanity
- intoxicateddrunk, high, intoxicated, inebriated, wasted
out of italert
Warning or watchfulness
focused · with it · on the ball · sharp · aware
out of itin the loop
Kept informed of developments
in the know · with it · plugged in · connected · in touch
out, outdoor, outcome, outs, outed, outfield, outings, outness