Synonyms for
Abstracted
Definition
The definition of abstracted is someone who is lost in thought or focused on something to the exclusion of everything else.
Synonyms & similar words
pinch
hook
sneak
absentminded
absent
scatty
cabbage
nobble
lift
pilfer
swipe
abstract
filch
purloin
snarf
preoccupied
distracted
absent-minded
inattentive
unfocused
daydreaming
engrossed
immersed
meditative
reflective
ruminative
thoughtful
withdrawn
dreamy
pensive
contemplative
musing
unaware
oblivious
Example sentences
- She was so abstracted in her book that she didn't even hear her mother calling her.
- The teacher had to tap the abstracted student on the shoulder to get his attention.
- He was so abstracted in his thoughts that he walked right into a pole.
- The CEO was abstracted during the entire meeting and didn't seem to be paying attention.
- The artist was so abstracted in his work that he didn't even notice the time passing.
Quotes
The mathematician's best work is art, a high perfect art, as daring as the most secret dreams of imagination, clear and limpid. Mathematical genius and artistic genius touch each other.
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed.
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed.