Inattentive synonyms
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Habitually failing to do the required thing; neglectful
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- Habitually failing to do the required thing; neglectful
- Careless, without appropriate or sufficient attention.
- Careless, lax, inattentive, or indifferent
- Distraught
- Suffering conflicting emotions; distraught.
- Unable to give proper attention to or concentrate on, as because of mental disturbance, anxiety, etc.
absent-minded
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careless
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Not existent; lacking:
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- Not existent; lacking:
- Not present; missing:
- Exhibiting or feeling inattentiveness:
Absent in mind; abstracted; preoccupied; forgetful or careless due to distraction; easily distracted. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
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- Absent in mind; abstracted; preoccupied; forgetful or careless due to distraction; easily distracted. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
- Alternative form of absent-minded.
- Deep in thought and heedless of present circumstances or activities; preoccupied.
Removed or separated (from something)
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- Removed or separated (from something)
- Inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind; meditative. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
- Not engaged with what is going on around one; withdrawn or preoccupied.
Absent-minded; inattentive
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- Absent-minded; inattentive
- Absent-minded, troubled, distracted
- Inattentive or preoccupied, especially because of anxiety:
Abstracted; dreamy:
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- Abstracted; dreamy:
- Distant in time, place, degree, etc.
- Distant.
Absorbed in thought; engrossed.
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- Absorbed in thought; engrossed.
- Absorbed in one's thoughts
- Already used and therefore unavailable for further use. Used of taxonomic names.
Marked by or resulting from lack of forethought or thoroughness:
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- Marked by or resulting from lack of forethought or thoroughness:
- Done or made without enough attention, precision, etc.; not painstaking or thorough
- Unconcerned or indifferent; heedless:
Feeble or ineffective:
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- Feeble or ineffective:
- Weak; ineffective
- Careless and irresponsible:
Lacking a sense of responsibility; incapable of or not chargeable with responsibility; unable to respond to obligation.
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- Lacking a sense of responsibility; incapable of or not chargeable with responsibility; unable to respond to obligation.
- Marked by a lack of responsibility:
- Said or done as by an irresponsible person
Not regarding consequences; headlong and irresponsible; rash
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- Not regarding consequences; headlong and irresponsible; rash
- Acting or done with a lack of care or caution; careless or irresponsible.
- Careless; heedless
Lacking thought or consideration.
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- Lacking thought or consideration.
- Not stopping to think; careless
- Lacking thought:
Not interested; indifferent
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- Not interested; indifferent
- Not concerned
- Not worried, anxious or apprehensive.
Lacking the ability to think; nonrational
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- Lacking the ability to think; nonrational
- Incapable of the power of thought.
- Without proper thought; thoughtless.
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