12
distracted(adjective, ignore, careless, forget, apathetic)
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depart(verb, leave, retreat, departure)
11
dreamy(adjective, careless, indifferent, negative, apathetic)
11
heedless(adjective, careless, indifferent, stupid, apathetic)
11
vacant(adjective, stupid, negative, usual, lifeless)
10
forgetful(adjective, ignore, careless, forget, unconcerned)
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departed(adjective, split, negative, lacking, finished)
9
from far away
9
unmindful(adjective, careless, indifferent, apathetic, unconcerned)
8
bemused(adjective, ability, careless, remote, vague)
8
empty(verb, adjective, leave, usual, deficient)
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inadvertent(adjective, careless, indifferent, apathetic, distracted)
8
negligent(adjective, careless, indifferent, apathetic, unconcerned)
8
truant
8
unconscious(adjective, careless, indifferent, apathetic, remote)
7
absentee(adjective, present, remote)
7
absorbed(adjective, careless, unconcerned, remote, vague)
7
deficient
7
in the clouds(expression, adjective, idiom, inattention)
7
napping(adjective, inattentive, inattention)
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