ABSTRACTED
Dictionary entry overview: What does abstracted mean? • ABSTRACTED (adjective)
The adjective ABSTRACTED has 2 senses:
1. taken out of or separated from
2. lost in thought; showing preoccupation
Familiarity information: ABSTRACTED used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ABSTRACTED (adjective)
Meaning:
Taken out of or separated from
Synonyms:
abstracted; removed
Context example:
possibility is...achievability, abstracted from achievement
Similar:
separate (independent; not united or joint)
Meaning:
Lost in thought; showing preoccupation
Synonyms:
absentminded; absent; abstracted; scatty
Context examples:
an absent stare / an absentminded professor / the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence
Similar:
inattentive (showing a lack of attention or care)
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