Antonyms for absent-minded


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ab-suhnt-mahyn-did
Phonetic Transcription : ˈæb səntˈmaɪn dɪd


Definition of absent-minded

  • adj out to lunch
Example sentences :
  • I thought of all the absent-minded things he might do, but I never thought of this, no, I never!
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • Winnie maintained that he was much less “absent-minded” now.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • “Of course,” repeated the great man, with a sort of absent-minded loftiness.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • "I will think about it," replied my mother in an absent-minded way.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • His face was downcast and he put the dishes on the table in an absent-minded way.
  • Extract from : « The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys » by Gulielma Zollinger
  • It shows how absent-minded I am, for I ought to have thought of the wine long ago.
  • Extract from : « One Day's Courtship » by Robert Barr
  • Aunty May said, "Yes, but you'll never have a chance to get absent-minded with this boy again."
  • Extract from : « W. A. G.'s Tale » by Margaret Turnbull
  • "Oh, no; everything is going on all right," she replied, in an absent-minded way.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
  • He joked no more and, during breakfast, was silent and absent-minded.
  • Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • She seemed to be thinking of something else and her answers were brief and absent-minded.
  • Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

Synonyms for absent-minded

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