abstracted

[ ab-strak-tid ]

adjective

1. lost in thought; deeply engrossed or preoccupied.
2. removed; remote; separate.
3. considered as a general quality or characteristic apart from specific objects or instances.

abstracted

/ æbˈstræktɪd /

adjective

1. lost in thought; preoccupied
2. taken out or separated; extracted

Derived Forms

• abˈstractedly, adverb
• abˈstractedness, noun

Other Words From

• ab·stract·ed·ly adverb
• ab·stract·ed·ness noun
• non·ab·stract·ed adjective
• non·ab·stract·ed·ly adverb
• non·ab·stract·ed·ness noun
• un·ab·stract·ed adjective
• un·ab·stract·ed·ly adverb
• un·ab·stract·ed·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of abstracted¹

First recorded in 1605–15; abstract + -ed ²

Synonym Study

See absent-minded.

Example Sentences

Balanchine was so good at drawing out simple elements that could be abstracted into other things.

From Los Angeles Times

"While have not yet fully abstracted the role that entanglement plays in quantum algorithms, we do know that generating volume-law entanglement is a key ingredient to realizing a quantum advantage," says Oliver.

From Science Daily

The political conflict is simultaneously simple but abstracted from the blood that soaks the streets of this small village.

From Los Angeles Times

But the man himself has been abstracted into an image for sale, a signifier adorning a dorm-room poster, his songs of peace and freedom the dutiful standards of beach-bar cover bands across the globe.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s a deceptively empathetic prologue to a fractious and abstracted 80-minute show.

From New York Times

Related Words

• engrossed
• preoccupied