absent
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Sense: Adjective: not present
Synonyms:
out Collocations, off Collocations, away Collocations, not here, not there, not in, not at home, gone Collocations, truant, not present, nowhere to be found, on leave, on vacation, missing Collocations, AWOL, playing truant, playing hooky , elsewhere Collocations, somewhere else
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Sense: Adjective: inattentive
Synonyms:
absentminded, absent-minded, inattentive, dreamy, distracted Collocations, faraway, miles away , vacant Collocations, blank Collocations, deep in thought, lost in thought, daydreaming, absorbed, oblivious Collocations, elsewhere Collocations, somewhere else, with your head in the clouds
Antonyms:
focused Collocations, alert Collocations, attentive Collocations, engaged Collocations, with it , paying attention