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Definitions

absent-minded

[ab-suhnt-mahyn-did] / ˈæb səntˈmaɪn dɪd /
ADJECTIVE
out to lunch
Synonyms
WEAK
absent absorbed abstracted airheaded bemused careless distracted distrait dreaming dreamy engrossed faraway forgetful goofing off head in the clouds heedless inattentive inconscient lost mooning moony oblivious out to lunch pipe dreaming preoccupied remote removed scatterbrained space cadet spacey unaware of events unconscious unheeding unmindful unobservant unthinking withdrawn woolgathering
Antonyms
WEAK
alert attentive aware

Example Sentences

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Many women talk about having "pregnancy brain" or "baby brain", to describe feeling forgetful, absent-minded or having brain fog.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2024

Card and absent-minded shopper are now happily reunited.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 16, 2023

Musgrove and catcher Austin Nola were among five absent-minded Padres who mistakenly headed toward the dugout with two outs.

From Washington Times • May 14, 2023

I apologize and say that I'm an absent-minded English teacher who left his glasses at home.

From Salon • Aug. 27, 2022

Besides, Mr. Popper had always been a little absent-minded.

From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater