head in the clouds

ADJECTIVE

absent-minded

Synonyms

WEAK

absent absorbed abstracted airheaded bemused careless distracted distrait dreaming dreamy engrossed faraway forgetful goofing off 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removed scatterbrained space cadet spacey unaware of events unconscious unheeding unmindful unobservant unthinking withdrawn woolgathering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

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As Eran Shalev, a professor of history at Haifa University, shows in “The Star-Spangled Republic,” Lemen was hardly the only patriot with his head in the clouds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

Vargas’ Fito, by contrast, has his head in the clouds and his heart on his sleeve.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2025

While Jordan lives in the air, head in the clouds of the past, James has his feet on the ground, marching into the future.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2024

And while you have your head in the clouds, make sure what you are doing with your real-life finances answers the question “What if I never win the lottery?”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2022

"You never paid attention to what was happening right in front of you. Always had your head in the clouds."

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

head in the clouds

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