| Main Entry: | absent-mindedness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | preoccupation |
Synonyms: |
absorption, abstraction, distraction, dreaminess, forgetfulness, heedlessness, inattention |
| Main Entry: | detachment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | aloofness |
Synonyms: |
brown study, coldness, coolness, disinterestedness, dreaminess, impartiality, incuriosity, indifference, neutrality, nonpartisanship, objectivity, preoccupation, remoteness, reverie, unconcern, woolgathering |
Antonyms: |
bias, compassion, interest, kindness, sympathy |
| Main Entry: | forgetfulness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | consistent inability to remember |
Synonyms: |
absentmindedness, abstraction, amnesia, blackout, blank, blockout, carelessness, dreaminess, fugue, heedlessness, hypomnesia, inattention, lapse of memory, laxness, lethe, limbo, loss of memory, negligence, nirvana, oblivion, obliviousness, paramnesia, repression, short memory, suppression |
Antonyms: |
attentiveness, heed, mindfulness, remembering |
| Main Entry: | laziness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unwillingness to work, be active |
Synonyms: |
apathy, dilatoriness, do-nothingness, dormancy, dreaminess, drowsiness, dullness, faineance, faineancy, heaviness, idleness, inactivity, indolence, inertia, inertness, lackadaisicalness, languidness, languorousness, laxness, leadenness, leisureliness, lethargy, listlessness, neglectfulness, negligence, otioseness, otiosity, passivity, remissness, slackness, sleepiness, sloth, slothfulness, slowness, sluggishness, stolidity, supineness, tardiness, torpescence, torpidness, weariness |
Antonyms: |
activity, diligence, hard work, industriousness, industry, liveliness |
| Main Entry: | rest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | inactivity |
Synonyms: |
break, breather, breathing space, calm, calmness, cessation, coffee break, comfort, composure, cutoff, downtime, doze, dreaminess, ease, forty winks, halt, holiday, hush, idleness, interlude, intermission, interval, leisure, letup, lull, motionlessness, nap, pause, peace, quiescence, quiet, quietude, recess, recreation, refreshment, relaxation, relief, repose, respite, siesta, silence, sleep, slumber, somnolence, standstill, stay, stillness, stop, time off, tranquillity, vacation |
Antonyms: |
action, activity, energy |
| Main Entry: | reverie |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | daydream |
Synonyms: |
absent-mindedness, absorption, abstraction, castle-building, castles in the air, contemplation, detachment, dreaminess, dreaming, fantasy, fool's paradise, head trip, inattention, meditation, mind trip, muse, musing, pensiveness, phantasy, pipe dream, preoccupation, study, thought, trance, trip*, woolgathering |
Antonyms: |
nightmare |
| Main Entry: | inattention |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | heedlessness |
Synonyms: |
abstraction, carelessness, disregard, dreaminess, inadvertence, neglect, negligence, remissness |
Antonyms: |
attention |
| Main Entry: | bemusement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | absent-mindedness |
Synonyms: |
abstraction, daydreaming, dreaminess, musing, reverie, trance |
| Main Entry: | remoteness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | detachment |
Synonyms: |
aloofness, brown study, coldness, coolness, disinterestedness, distance, dreaminess, impartiality, incuriosity, indifference, neutrality, nonpartisanship, objectivity, preoccupation, reverie, unconcern, woolgathering |
| Main Entry: | shiftlessness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | laziness |
Synonyms: |
apathy, dilatoriness, do-nothingness, dormancy, dreaminess, drowsiness, dullness, faineance, faineancy, heaviness, idleness, inactivity, indolence, inertia, inertness, lackadaisicalness, languidness, languorousness, laxness, leadenness, leisureliness, lethargy, listlessness, neglectfulness, negligence, otioseness, otiosity, passivity, remissness, slackness, sleepiness, sloth, slothfulness, slowness, sluggardness, sluggishness, stolidity, supineness, tardiness, torpescence, torpidness, weariness |