tuned out
Not paying attention
Tuned out describes a state of not paying attention, having mentally disengaged from what's happening around you.
The image comes from turning off a radio or television: She tuned out halfway through the lecture.
Someone who is tuned out appears distant or unresponsive, physically present but mentally elsewhere.
- disengagedNot participating or invested
- not listeningFailing to attend
- avoidingDeliberately staying clear
- inattentiveNot paying attention
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
unheard · disconnected · daydreaming · distracted · glossed over · dismissed · apathetic · absent-minded · glazed over · autopilot · going through the motions · shutting down · withdrawn · indifferent · neglected · unresponsive · drifting · blank
- political apathyvoter apathy, political apathy, nonvoting, non-voting, low turnout
- out of touchdisconnected, oblivious, unaware, clueless, detached
- attentionattention, focus, focused, attentiveness, focused attention
- daydreamingdaydreaming, daydreams, fantasies, deep in thought, musings
- mental statesknowledge, conscious, mood, anxious, memory
- Idle Phrasesidle hands, twiddling thumbs, killing time, at rest, doing nothing