Meaning & use
distracted
Unable to concentrate because attention has been drawn away by something else.
See it in a sentence
He seemed distracted during dinner, checking his phone every few minutes.
A distracted driver is far more likely to miss a sudden hazard on the road.
A note on using this word
Distracted is often followed by 'by' to name the cause, as in 'distracted by noise from the street.'
Words with a similar meaning
preoccupiedinattentive
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Words with an opposite meaning
focusedattentive
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