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absent-minded

 
Dictionary: ab·sent-mind·ed   (ăb'sənt-mīn'dĭd)
 
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adj.

Deep in thought and heedless of present circumstances or activities; preoccupied.

absentmindedly ab'sent-mind'ed·ly adv.
absentmindedness ab'sent-mind'ed·ness n.
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adjective

    So lost in thought as to be unaware of one's surroundings: absent, abstracted, bemused, distrait, faraway, inattentive, preoccupied. Idioms: a million miles away. See ability/inability, awareness/unawareness.

 
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Definition: unaware of events
Antonyms: alert, attentive, aware, observant

 
 
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