Terms For Inattentiveness

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adverb in a way that shows a lack of attention or awareness

  • She absent-mindedly left her phone on the kitchen counter.
  • He was absent-mindedly tapping his pencil on the desk during the meeting.
  • I was so tired that I absent-mindedly put my shoes on the wrong feet.
  • The artist absent-mindedly painted swirls of color on the canvas, lost in thought.