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space cadet

ADJECTIVE
absent-minded
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remote removed scatterbrained spacey unaware of events unconscious unheeding unmindful unobservant unthinking withdrawn woolgathering
Antonyms
WEAK
alert attentive aware
NOUN
drug addict
Synonyms
STRONGEST
addict drug user substance abuser user
STRONG
burnout junkie
WEAK
dopehead doper drug abuser drug fiend druggie freak hophead narcotics addict

Example Sentences

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"It's been too long cowboy," says space cadet Buzz - again voiced by Tim Allen - in the new trailer, released late on Thursday.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

People complain that it’s empty and boring, but for someone like me who’s always been a bit of space cadet, I can be that same space cadet but this time where it counts: in space!

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2020

I had always thought that turning it off and letting it flow was a bunch of hippie space cadet psychic burn-out stuff.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2018

The other panelists to stand out were Gabourey Sidibe, who said of Daniels: “He still calls me Precious,” and Terrence Howard, professional space cadet.

From The Guardian • Mar. 13, 2016

G was always a little bit of a space cadet.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell