lost in thought

adjective

Being preoccupied with one's thoughts rather than paying attention to reality.

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Meanings

adjectivelost in thought (comparative more lost in thought, superlative most lost in thought)

comparative more lost in thought · superlative most lost in thought

  1. Being preoccupied with one's thoughts rather than paying attention to reality.

    These lines the knight perus'd, and, lost in thought, / He long in vain the secret meaning sought.

    1797, John Hoole, Jerusalem delivered: an^([sic]) heroic poem, Volume 2, page 67

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
away with the fairiesfarawayspaced-out

Translations

Polish pogrążony w myślach, zadumany
  • pogrążony w myślachadjective
  • zadumanyadjective
Spanish ensimismado, abstraído
  • ensimismadoadjective
  • abstraídoadjective
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APA

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MLA

“lost in thought.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lost%20in%20thought. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lost in thought,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lost%20in%20thought.

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