abstracted meaning

UK US /ˈæbstræktɪd/ 3 syllables

abstracted (adjective): lost in thought; showing preoccupation.

Definition of abstracted

  1. lost in thought; showing preoccupation
    • an absent stare
    • an absentminded professor
    • the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence

    Synonyms: absent, absentminded, scatty

    Similar: inattentive

    Related forms: abstractedness

How to pronounce abstracted

abstracted is pronounced /ˈæbstræktɪd/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 15 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AB · words ending in ED · 10-letter words

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