Synonyms for distracted
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
2. Confused
confused, embarrassed, lost, bewildered, adrift, abroad, afloat
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
having one's attention diverted; preoccupied; distrait (literary)
- adj. 2
distraught
Choose the right word
The trouble with the distracted person is that he is not abstracted.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- furious Layla was furious that Sami conspired against her.
- frantic Tom told me that he thought that Mary was frantic.
- frenzied As he slurped the red blood, he heard frenzied screams.
- confused Nationalism is not to be confused with patriotism.
- embarrassed You, Rikka, are very cute when you're embarrassed.
- inattentive The older we get, the more inattentive we become.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| distracted | rising | |
| furious | rising | |
| frantic | rising | |
| frenzied | rising | |
| confused | rising | |
| embarrassed | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- mad1
- 4 letters
- lost1, wild1
- 5 letters
- rabid2
- 6 letters
- abroad2, raging2, afloat2, raving2, adrift2
- 7 letters
- furious3, frantic2
- 8 letters
- confused2, frenzied2, distrait
- 9 letters
- delirious4
- 10 letters
- bewildered3
- 11 letters
- embarrassed3, inadvertent4, inattentive4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rabid2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- distrait
- Italiano
- negligente
- Deutsch
- zerstreut