Distracted
Distracted adjective - Lost in thought and unaware of one's surroundings or actions.
Usage example: the distracted driver rear-ended the pickup truck that had stopped for the red light
Forgetting and distracted are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Forgetting" instead an adjective "Distracted".
Forgetting
Distracted and forgetting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Distracted" instead an adjective "Forgetting".
Nearby Words: forget, forgettable
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- absorbed and distracted
- absorbed and forgetting
- heedless and distracted
- heedless and forgetting
- careless and distracted
- careless and forgetting
- negligent and distracted
- negligent and forgetting
- absent and distracted
- absent and forgetting
- unconscious and distracted
- unconscious and forgetting
- inattentive and distracted
- inattentive and forgetting
Both words in one sentence
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Delayed Reaction: In Act 3, due to Blythe forgetting what she's supposed to do because she's so distracted reading the journal.
- Cloudcuckoolander's Minder: Haruka to her mother Miyo, who easily gets distracted to the point of not noticing when she drops things and forgetting her stuff at other people's houses.
Source: Video Game / Hometown Story -
The epic Evil Versus Evil showdown between her and Lord Vile in Death Bringer almost gets put on pause because she gets distracted by a helicopter, and decides to beat it up instead, forgetting about Lord Vile as she flies off.
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