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BNC: 23427 COCA: 26242

abstracted
abstracted /æbˈstræktəd/ adjective
abstracted
/æbˈstræktəd/
adjective
Learner's definition of ABSTRACTED
[more abstracted; most abstracted] somewhat formal
: not paying attention to what is happening or being said : thinking of other things心不在焉的；走神的

— abstractedly

adverb
BNC: 23427 COCA: 26242

abstracted

adjective

ab·​stract·​ed ab-ˈstrak-təd How to pronounce abstracted (audio)
ˈab-ˌstrak-
1
: withdrawn in mind : inattentive to one's surroundings
said hello but seemed abstracted
2
: abstract sense 4
abstracted geometric shapes
abstractedly adverb
abstractedness noun

Synonyms

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abstracted, preoccupied, absent, absent-minded, distracted mean inattentive to what claims or demands consideration.

abstracted implies absorption of the mind in something other than one's surroundings, and often suggests reflection on weighty matters.

walking about with an abstracted air

preoccupied often implies having one's attention so taken up by thoughts as to neglect others.

too preoccupied with her debts to enjoy the meal

absent stresses inability to fix the mind on present concerns due more to mental wandering than to concentration on other matters.

an absent stare

absent-minded implies that the mind is fixed elsewhere and often refers to a habit of abstractedness.

so absent-minded, he's been known to wear mismatched shoes

distracted may suggest an inability to concentrate caused by worry, sorrow, or anxiety.

was too distracted by grief to continue working

Example Sentences

She said hello but she seemed a bit abstracted. the man on the train seemed somewhat abstracted, and he did indeed forget to get off at his stop
Recent Examples on the Web Other, more abstracted connotations of face also materialize — particularly within an architectural and urban context. Carolina A. Mirandacolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2022 The works are lightly abstracted landscapes, along with a few figure studies, rendered in either watercolor or oil paint. James Tarmy, Bloomberg.com, 21 May 2020 The new format won’t really illuminate how oral arguments go normally because certain rules have been instituted to ensure order in this abstracted courtroom. Ephrat Livni, Quartz, 4 May 2020 As one scrolls through her river of photos and videos, more than a thousand in all, the hands become alien and abstracted things, creatures that exist independently of the bodies that bear them. Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2020 After all, what is social media but an abstracted world, facilitated conversations and social performances that have been exfiltrated from a real, existing social context? Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 24 Jan. 2020 Even the abstracted spaces that obscure most of the board fit the overall aesthetic. Charlie Theel, Ars Technica, 14 Dec. 2019 The piece, produced as part of the gallery’s Box Blur initiative that is sponsored by Dance Film SF, is set in an abstracted re-creation of a 1950s Korean shoji room and features instructional video and audio pieces. Tony Bravo, SFChronicle.com, 3 Nov. 2019 Lucy is also conducting an affair of her own, living with the gentle, abstracted Bob while sleeping with the jolly and itinerant Laff. Ben Lerner, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of abstract entry 3

First Known Use

1643, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of abstracted was in 1643
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