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/dɪˈstɹæk.tɪd/ · adjective
having one's attention diverted; preoccupied; distrait (literary).
Plenty of accidents happened with a look-out present but momentarily distracted.
Runs about the house like a distracted person crying and making a most hideous noise.
There'll be a procession— bands— dead march— bells tolling— all the girls in tears— Yum-Yum distracted— then, when it's all over, general rejoicings, and a display of fireworks in the evening.
Use distracted when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Distracted means having one's attention diverted; preoccupied; distrait (literary).
Common synonyms include sick, inattentive, mad, unhinged.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Plenty of accidents happened with a look-out present but momentarily distracted.
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