as in preoccupied
lost in thought and unaware of one's surroundings or actions
the man on the train seemed somewhat abstracted, and he did indeed forget to get off at his stop
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as in distracted
to draw the attention or mind to something else
personal problems abstracted him so persistently that he struggled to keep his mind on his work
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as in summarized
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)
took the 135-page report and abstracted it in three short paragraphs
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Recent Examples of abstracted
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes.com,
19 Mar. 2026
Affecting meaningful change — or suffering from the lack of it — has become so abstracted for the rich and powerful that everything feels like entertainment to them.
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David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
He himself is abstracted, thinking about the second lead.
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Cynthia Zarin,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
As materials pass through hubs like Singapore, their origins often become increasingly abstracted.
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Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes.com,
19 Mar. 2026
Affecting meaningful change — or suffering from the lack of it — has become so abstracted for the rich and powerful that everything feels like entertainment to them.
—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
War becomes abstracted into green and red numbers.
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Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
He himself is abstracted, thinking about the second lead.
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Cynthia Zarin,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for abstracted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abstracted
Adjective
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Yet in an era increasingly defined by digital abstraction and impermanence, fashion designers are newly preoccupied with the tangible and historic.
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Unfortunately, the actor was a little preoccupied with another franchise.
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Getting distracted by a late-stage bombshell would feel disingenuous at this point.
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My will is scattered, directed toward many contradictory things, and easily distracted.
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The property experience, the digital experience and the value proposition all become searchable, summarized and compared.
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The really fascinating thing to me was that this letter was sent the same day that the meeting happened that the memo summarized.
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That estimate does not include costs associated with year-round state workers whose regular duties were diverted to support the session, including legislative staff and law enforcement officers.
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But so has Dunaway and far too much of Supergirl’s attention is diverted to rescuing her young man from Dunaway’s evil clutches.
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The wide-ranging ordinance outlined how far away data centers can be built from nearby communities, how much noise the centers can emit and what reports property owners must submit to the city.
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The letter outlined that many food and household products available today would remain, alongside the gas station, while other items and services like clothing, major electronics, the pharmacy and the food court would not be offered.
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