trance-like
Dazed and unfocused
Trance-like describes a state resembling a trance—dazed, unfocused, or absorbed to the point of seeming disconnected from surroundings.
Someone in a trance-like state may stare blankly or move mechanically: She walked through the house in a trance-like daze.
The word suggests consciousness altered by shock, exhaustion, hypnosis, or deep absorption.
Shocked into speechlessness
- groggyWeak and unsteady
- disorientedLacking sense of direction
- woozyDizzy and confused
- foggyObscured by vapor
vacant · spacey · zoned-out · unfocused · stupefied · dreamy · glazed · detached
Delicate beyond earthly measure
- otherworldlySeemingly not earthly
- transcendentalBeyond ordinary experience
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- ecstaticOverwhelmed with joy
rapturous · shamanic · prophetic · revelatory · possessed · channeling · altered · liminal
Wholly absorbed in something
- immersedPlunged entirely into
- raptDeeply absorbed, fascinated
- captivatedWholly absorbed by something
- enthralledDeeply fascinated, held rapt
fixated · spellbound · lost · wrapped · deep · intent · riveted · transfixed
Held in rapt attention
- hypnotizedInduced into trance state
- spellboundHeld as if enchanted
- inducedBrought about deliberately
- suggestibleEasily influenced by others
sleepwalking · susceptible · regressed · subconscious · posthypnotic · autosuggestion · induction · mesmeric
Inclined to deep thought
- zenMeditative calm
- mindfulConsciously attentive
- sereneUntroubled and composed
- centeredPlaced at midpoint
still · peaceful · transcendent · samadhi · absorbed · introspective · breathwork · mantra
Completely capturing one's attention
- captivatingDeeply holding one's attention
- bewitchingPowerfully and mysteriously charming
- spellbindingCompletely capturing one's attention
- hypnotizingInducing a trance state
magnetic · alluring · beguiling · compelling · transfixing · arresting · haunting · dreamlike
stunned
Shocked into speechlessness
- groggyWeak and unsteady
- disorientedLacking sense of direction
- woozyDizzy and confused
foggy · vacant · spacey · zoned-out · unfocused · stupefied · dreamy · glazed · detached · dissociated
ethereal
Delicate beyond earthly measure
- otherworldlySeemingly not earthly
- transcendentalBeyond ordinary experience
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
ecstatic · rapturous · shamanic · prophetic · revelatory · possessed · channeling · altered · liminal · numinous
engrossed
Wholly absorbed in something
- immersedPlunged entirely into
- raptDeeply absorbed, fascinated
- captivatedWholly absorbed by something
enthralled · fixated · spellbound · lost · wrapped · deep · intent · riveted · transfixed · glassy-eyed
mesmerized
Held in rapt attention
- hypnotizedInduced into trance state
- spellboundHeld as if enchanted
- inducedBrought about deliberately
suggestible · sleepwalking · susceptible · regressed · subconscious · posthypnotic · autosuggestion · induction · mesmeric
contemplative
Inclined to deep thought
centered · still · peaceful · transcendent · samadhi · absorbed · introspective · breathwork · mantra · vipassana
mesmerizing
Completely capturing one's attention
- captivatingDeeply holding one's attention
- bewitchingPowerfully and mysteriously charming
- spellbindingCompletely capturing one's attention
hypnotizing · magnetic · alluring · beguiling · compelling · transfixing · arresting · haunting · dreamlike · surreal
- Mysticalethereal, otherworldly, supernatural, numinous, transcendent
trance-likealert
Warning or watchfulness
wide-awake · vigilant · aware · attentive · conscious
trance-likefocused
Directing attention narrowly
sharp-minded · razor-sharp · quick-witted · in the moment · switched on
entrance, transition, trance, entranced, entrancing, transitory, trances, entrancement