Absentminded
Absentminded adjective - Lost in thought and unaware of one's surroundings or actions.
Musing and absentminded are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Musing" instead an adjective "Absentminded".
Musing
Musing adjective - Given to or marked by long, quiet thinking.
Usage example: he was clearly in a musing mood, and did not feel like talking just then
Absentminded and musing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Absentminded" instead an adjective "Musing".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- faraway and absentminded
- faraway and musing
- rapt and absentminded
- rapt and musing
- engrossed and absentminded
- engrossed and musing
- thoughtful and absentminded
- thoughtful and musing
- absorbed and absentminded
- absorbed and musing
- pensive and absentminded
- pensive and musing
- absent and absentminded
- absent and musing
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