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Definition/Meaning

(adjective)

withdrawn and inattentive to one's surroundings;

e.g. Cellphones became another abstracted form for people to keep themselves occupied.

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Similar Words

Absent

Absentminded

Distracted

Philosophical

Preoccupied

Self-reflective

Serious-minded

Unabsorbed

Unfocused

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Opposite Words

Absorbed

Alert

Alive

Argus-eyed

Attentive

Awake

Aware

Clearheaded

Concentrated

Conscious

Deep

Engaged

Extended

Heads-up

Heedful

Intent

Mindful

Observant

Open-eyed

Prolonged

Rapt

Tiptoe

Vigilant

Wary

Watchful

Wideawake

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Related Words

Abbreviated

Abridged

Absentminded

Absorbed

Amused

Befuddled

Bemused

Bewildered

Broody

Clueless

Cogitative

Concentrated

Condensed

Confused

Contemplative

Dazed

Drawn

Drew

Faraway

Flighty

Foggy

Forgetful

Hazy

Heedless

Ignorant

Inattentive

Innocent

Insensible

Intent

Isolated

Meditative

Melancholy

Musing

Oblivious

Pensive

Rapt

Reflective

Removed

Repeated

Ruminant

Secluded

Segregated

Streamlined

Thoughtful

Unacquainted

Unaware

Unconscious

Unfocused

Uninformed

Unknowing

Unmindful

Unperceptive

Unthinking

Unwary

Unwitting

Vacant

Withdrawn

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