Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun woolgathering

1 sense of woolgathering

Sense 1
woolgathering -- (an idle indulgence in fantasy)
       => dream, dreaming -- (imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake; "he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb woolgather

1 sense of woolgather

Sense 1
dream, daydream, woolgather, stargaze -- (have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy)
       => imagine, conceive of, ideate, envisage -- (form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?")

Antonyms of adj woolgathering

1 sense of woolgathering

Sense 1
dreamy, moony, woolgathering -- (dreamy in mood or nature; "a woolgathering moment")

INDIRECT (VIA inattentive) -> attentive -- ((often followed by `to') giving care or attention; "attentive to details"; "the nurse was attentive to her patient"; "an attentive suitor")

Similarity of adj woolgathering

1 sense of woolgathering

Sense 1
dreamy, moony, woolgathering -- (dreamy in mood or nature; "a woolgathering moment")
       => inattentive (vs. attentive) -- (showing a lack of attention or care; "inattentive students"; "an inattentive babysitter")