adverb
- in a way that shows lack of thought, understanding, or awareness; blankly
Examples
- She stared vacantly out the window during the boring lecture.
- He smiled vacantly, not understanding the joke.
- The patient looked vacantly at the doctor, unable to comprehend the diagnosis.
- After the accident, she gazed vacantly into space.
- The child nodded vacantly when asked if he understood the instructions.
- He wandered vacantly through the empty house, lost in thought.