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Abstracted

Verb / ˈæˌbstræktɪd / Another word for abstracted — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

The definition of abstracted is someone who is lost in thought or focused on something to the exclusion of everything else.

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Example sentences

  1. She was so abstracted in her book that she didn't even hear her mother calling her.
  2. The teacher had to tap the abstracted student on the shoulder to get his attention.
  3. He was so abstracted in his thoughts that he walked right into a pole.
  4. The CEO was abstracted during the entire meeting and didn't seem to be paying attention.
  5. 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.

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