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Synonyms for abstracted

Most common

scatty absorbed

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart.

Related words

Word family
abstractedly abstractedness

Choose the right word

Abstracted or Distracted?

The trouble with the distracted person is that he is not abstracted.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • absorbed I was absorbed in a book and didn't hear you call.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
abstractedfalling
scattyrising
absorbedfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
lost1
6 letters
absent2, dreamy2, musing2, scatty
8 letters
absorbed2, heedless
9 letters
oblivious4
11 letters
preoccupied4, inattentive4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (absent2 = 2 syllables).