Antonyms for attention
əˈtɛn ʃən; əˌtɛnˈʃʌnat·ten·tion

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1. attention

   Care concerns what we possess; anxiety, often, what we do not; riches bring many cares; poverty brings many anxieties. Care also signifies watchful attention, in view of possible harm; as, "This side up with care;" "Take care of yourself;" or, as a sharp warning, "Take care!" Caution has a sense of possible harm and risk only to be escaped, if at all, by careful deliberation and observation. Care inclines to the positive, caution to the negative; care is shown in doing, caution largely in not doing. Precaution is allied with care, prudence with caution; a man rides a dangerous horse with care; caution will keep him from mounting the horse; precaution looks to the saddle-girths, bit and bridle, and all that may make the rider secure. Circumspection is watchful observation and calculation, but without the timidity implied in caution. Concern denotes a serious interest, milder than anxiety; as, concern for the safety of a ship at sea. Heed implies attention without disquiet; it is now largely displaced by attention and care. Solicitude involves especially the element of desire, not expressed in anxiety, and of hopefulness, not implied in care. A parent feels constant solicitude for his children's welfare, anxiety as to dangers that threaten it, with care to guard against them. Watchfulness recognizes the possibility of danger, wariness the probability. A man who is not influenced by caution to keep out of danger may display great wariness in the midst of it. Care has also the sense of responsibility, with possible control, as expressed in charge, management, oversight; as, these children are under my care; send the money to me in care of the firm. Compare ALARM; ANXIETY; PRUDENCE.

   Antonyms:
   carelessness, disregard, heedlessness, inattention, indifference, neglect, negligence, omission, oversight, recklessness, remissness, slight

   Synonyms:
   anxiety, care, caution, charge, circumspection, concern, direction, forethought, heed, management, oversight, perplexity, precaution, prudence, solicitude, trouble, vigilance, wariness, watchfulness, worry

   Preposition:
   Take care of the house; for the future; about the matter.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. attention

   Antonyms:
   disregard, inadvertence, remission, indifference, carelessness, abstraction, distraction, absence

   Synonyms:
   observation, notice, regard, watchfulness, heed, consideration, circumspection, study, vigilance, care

Matched Categories

1. • Attraction
   • Courtesy
   • Faculty
   • Military
   • Stance
   • Work

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. attention, attendingnoun

   the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

   Antonyms:
   inattention

   Synonyms:
   care, aid, attendance, tending, attending

2. care, attention, aid, tendingnoun

   the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

   "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention"

   Antonyms:
   inattention

   Synonyms:
   assist, attending, financial aid, aid, tending, upkeep, assistance, precaution, forethought, caution, concern, help, charge, economic aid, tutelage, guardianship, maintenance, care, fear

3. attentionnoun

   a general interest that leads people to want to know more

   "She was the center of attention"

   Antonyms:
   inattention

   Synonyms:
   care, aid, tending, attending

4. attentionnoun

   a courteous act indicating affection

   "she tried to win his heart with her many attentions"

   Antonyms:
   inattention

   Synonyms:
   care, aid, tending, attending

5. attentionnoun

   the faculty or power of mental concentration

   "keeping track of all the details requires your complete attention"

   Antonyms:
   inattention

   Synonyms:
   care, aid, tending, attending

6. attentionnoun

   a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review

   "the troops stood at attention"

   Antonyms:
   inattention

   Synonyms:
   care, aid, tending, attending

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. attentionnoun

   Antonyms:
   inattention, inadvertence, slight, disregard

   Synonyms:
   heed, regard, advertence, vigilance, circumspection, consideration, alertness, watchfulness, notice, civility, courtesy, deference, devoirs, addresses

How to use attention in a sentence?

1. Antonio Tinio:

   Duterte is very aware that if someone from outside of his camp is elected president it's very likely he will end up in jail. It's about self-preservation, as vice president, she has the stature, she's respected by the international community and that's why Duterte at the moment is paying attention to what she says.

2. Jake Sullivan:

   We just didn't do much about it, paying attention to that and actually actively addressing it is important.

3. Anastasia Voronkova:

   The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan claimed 17,000 and 16,000 lives respectively in 2016, although in lethality they were surpassed by conflicts in Mexico City and Central America, which have received much less attention from the media and the international community.

4. Paul Kolbe:

   Amidst all the attention on the massive conventional war that's taking place in Ukraine, a cyberwar started before the conventional attack, it would be still taking place now.

5. Albert Einstein:

   There has already been published by the bucketfuls such brazen lies and utter fictions about me that I would long since have gone to my grave if I had let myself pay attention to that.

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