4
thoughtless(adjective, careless, indifferent, apathetic, distracted)
4
vague(adjective, ignore, careless, indifferent, forget)
4
woolgathering(adjective, careless, distracted, abstracted, daydreaming)
3
napping
3
scatterbrained(adjective, ignore, careless, forget, apathetic)
3
unseeing(adjective, inattentive)
2
bemused
2
in a reverie(expression, idiom, inattention)
2
in the clouds(expression, idiom, inattention)
2
inadvertent(adjective, careless, indifferent, apathetic, distracted)
2
inobservant(adjective, careless, indifferent, apathetic, distracted)
2
musing(adjective, careless, indifferent, apathetic, distracted)
2
neglectful(adjective, careless, indifferent, apathetic, unconcerned)
2
negligent(adjective, careless, indifferent, apathetic, unconcerned)
2
pensive
2
unconscious(adjective, careless, indifferent, apathetic, unconcerned)
2
unheeding(adjective, careless, indifferent, apathetic, distracted)
2
unmindful(adjective, careless, indifferent, apathetic, unconcerned)
2
unnoticing(adjective, careless, indifferent, apathetic, unconcerned)
2
unobserving(adjective, careless, indifferent, apathetic, distracted)
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