Definition of: abstracted

(ab·strak′tid) adjective
1. Absent-minded.
2. Separated from all else; apart; abstruse.
— ab·stract′ed·ly adverb
— ab·stract′ed·ness noun Synonym: absent, absent-minded, absorbed, heedless, inattentive, oblivious, preoccupied. As regards mental action, absorbed, abstracted, and preoccupied refer to the cause, absent or absent-minded to the effect. The person absorbed in one thing will appear absent in others. The absent-minded person is oblivious of ordinary matters. One who is preoccupied is intensely busy in thought; one may be absent-minded simply through inattention, with fitful and aimless wandering of thought. Compare ABSTRACT. Antonyms: alert, attentive, ready.