Inattentive synonyms and antonyms

ĭn'ə-tĕn'tĭv

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negligent
(Law) Culpable due to negligence.
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distracted
Unable to give proper attention to or concentrate on, as because of mental disturbance, anxiety, etc.
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distant
Far apart in relationship:
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forgetful
Tending or likely to forget.
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oscitant
Yawning; gaping
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heedlessness
The state or character of being heedless; inattention; carelessness; thoughtlessness.
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inattention
An act of neglect; failure of courtesy.
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incuriosity
The quality or state of lacking curiosity
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noticing (antonym)
negligent, not paying attention
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unconcerned
Indifferent and having no interest; aloof.
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heedless
Marked by or paying little heed; unmindful or thoughtless.
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absent-minded (related)
Deep in thought and heedless of present circumstances or activities; preoccupied.
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careless (related)
Unstudied or effortless:
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absent
Not existent; lacking:
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unmindful
Failing to remember or recognize something; heedless
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abstracted
Withdrawn in mind; absent-minded
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bored
Perforated by a hole or holes (through bioerosion or other)
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deaf
Of or relating to the culture surrounding deaf users of sign languages.
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harum-scarum
Lacking a sense of responsibility; reckless.
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inadvertent
Not deliberate or considered; unintentional:
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incogitant
Thoughtless; inconsiderate
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lax
Not strict or exact; careless
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preoccupied
The definition of preoccupied is someone who is busy with or engaged in something.
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remiss
(Now Rare) Not energetic; languid
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unaware
Not noticing; paying no heed; thoughtless; inattentive.
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unheeding
Showing disregard
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unnoticing
Not noticing.
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unobserving
Failing to observe something; unobservant.
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abstraction
(Geology) The merging of two river valleys by the larger of the two deepening and widening so much so, as to assimilate the smaller.
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inadvertency
Inadvertence.
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misfeasance
An otherwise legal act that is performed in an illegal fashion.
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neglect
The action or status of failing to care for or to maintain something.
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oscitancy
The state of being drowsy or inattentive; dullness.
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oscitation
The act of yawning or gaping. Also figuratively.
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preoccupation
The act of occupying something before someone else.
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remission
Remission is forgiveness or the decrease in symptoms of a disease.
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attentive (antonym)
Paying close attention; alert or observant:
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heedful (antonym)
Taking heed
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looking (antonym)
negligent, not paying attention
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faraway
Abstracted; dreamy:
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feckless
The definition of feckless is someone who is ineffective or irresponsible.
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irresponsible
Not liable to be called to account for actions
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reckless
The definition of reckless is something that is done foolishly, carelessly, or without thinking about the consequences.
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thoughtless
Lacking thought:
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unthinking
Not taking due thought; thoughtless or heedless:
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a million miles away
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ability (related)
So lost in thought as to be unaware of one's surroundings
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awareness (related)
So lost in thought as to be unaware of one's surroundings
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careful (related)
Thorough and painstaking in action or execution; conscientious:
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neglectful
Tending to neglect; failing to take care of matters which require attention.
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unmotivated (related)
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uncommunicative (related)
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over-emotional (related)
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introvert (related)
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unintelligent (related)
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astigmatic
Having or resulting from a distorted view or judgment
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Inattentive Sentence Examples

  • You were only inattentive, but you had talent--oh yes, you had talent!

  • A doctor should be called when a person becomes confused, drowsy, or inattentive.

  • What if the toddler was defiant or inattentive to the sitter's directions?

  • During his exile he had surrounded himself with young men of the same spirit as himself, such as Buckingham and Bennet, who, without having any claim to statesmanship, inattentive to business, neglectful of the national interests and national prejudices, became Charles's chief advisers.

  • Belle was sleepy, and Mildred inattentive.

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