Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
abstractedly
adverb
/æbˈstræktɪdli/
Definition
In a manner that shows a lack of attention to one’s surroundings.
Examples
- She stared abstractedly out the window, lost in her daydreams.
- He nodded abstractedly without really understanding what was being said.
- The artist worked abstractedly, completely immersed in his creative process.
Meaning
The adverb ‘abstractedly’ describes the way someone might behave when they are lost in thought, distracted, or not paying attention to what is happening around them.
Synonyms
- Inattentively
- Distractedly
- Preoccupiedly
