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abstracted

ab·stract·ed

abstracted

 
pronunciation:
aeb straek td
part of speech: adjective
definition: preoccupied; engrossed.
She seemed abstracted and continued to rummage about the room, completely ignoring us.
antonyms:
alert, attentive
similar words:
absent-minded, preoccupied, rapt
derivations: abstractedly (adv.), abstractedness (n.)