ĭn'ə-tĕn'tĭv
(Law) Culpable due to negligence.
Unable to give proper attention to or concentrate on, as because of mental disturbance, anxiety, etc.
Far apart in relationship:
Tending or likely to forget.
The state or character of being heedless; inattention; carelessness; thoughtlessness.
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The quality or state of lacking curiosity
noticing (antonym)
negligent, not paying attention
Indifferent and having no interest; aloof.
Marked by or paying little heed; unmindful or thoughtless.
absent-minded (related)
Deep in thought and heedless of present circumstances or activities; preoccupied.
careless (related)
Unstudied or effortless:
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Not existent; lacking:
Withdrawn in mind; absent-minded
Perforated by a hole or holes (through bioerosion or other)
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Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; distressed.
Lacking a sense of responsibility; reckless.
Not deliberate or considered; unintentional:
incogitant
Lacking interest or curiosity; uninterested.
Not strict or exact; careless
The definition of preoccupied is someone who is busy with or engaged in something.
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(Now Rare) Not energetic; languid
Not noticing; paying no heed; thoughtless; inattentive.
unnoticing
Not noticing.
unobserving
Failing to observe something; unobservant.
(Geology) The merging of two river valleys by the larger of the two deepening and widening so much so, as to assimilate the smaller.
Inadvertence.
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An otherwise legal act that is performed in an illegal fashion.
The action or status of failing to care for or to maintain something.
The state of being drowsy or inattentive; dullness.
The act of occupying something before someone else.
Remission is forgiveness or the decrease in symptoms of a disease.
attentive (antonym)
Paying close attention; alert or observant:
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looking (antonym)
negligent, not paying attention
Abstracted; dreamy:
The definition of feckless is someone who is ineffective or irresponsible.
Not liable to be called to account for actions
The definition of reckless is something that is done foolishly, carelessly, or without thinking about the consequences.
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Lacking thought:
Not taking due thought; thoughtless or heedless:
a million miles away
ability (related)
So lost in thought as to be unaware of one's surroundings
awareness (related)
So lost in thought as to be unaware of one's surroundings
careful (related)
Thorough and painstaking in action or execution; conscientious:
Tending to neglect; failing to take care of matters which require attention.
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unmotivated (related)
uncommunicative (related)
over-emotional (related)
introvert (related)
unintelligent (related)
astigmatic
Having or resulting from a distorted view or judgment
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