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Synonyms for attentive
əˈtɛn tɪv
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Princeton's WordNet
attentive(adj)
(often followed by `to') giving care or attention
"attentive to details"; "the nurse was attentive to her patient"; "an attentive suitor"
Synonyms:
paying attention, thoughtful, heedfulAntonyms:
forgetful, absent, moony, oscitant, distracted, absentminded, yawning(a), dreamy, scatty, distrait, oblivious, abstracted, drowsy, inattentive, woolgatheringheedful, attentive, thoughtful, paying attention(adj)
taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention
"heedful of the warnings"; "so heedful a writer"; "heedful of what they were doing"
Synonyms:
paying attention, thoughtful, heedful, advertent, serious-minded, carefulAntonyms:
drowsy, oscitant, absentminded, abstracted, forgetful, woolgathering, distracted, distrait, absent, scatty, dreamy, yawning(a), inattentive, moony, oblivious
Wiktionary
attentive(adjective)
Synonyms:
reckfulAntonyms:
inattentive, recklessattentive(adjective)
paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely
She is an attentive listener, but does not like to talk much.
Synonyms:
reckfulAntonyms:
inattentive, reckless
English Synonyms and Antonyms
attentive
Synonyms:
alert, on hand, prompt, ready, thoughtful, wide-awakeAntonyms:
absent, absent-minded, absorbed, abstracted, heedless, inattentive, indifferent, listless, negligent, oblivious, preoccupied, thoughtless
Dictionary of English Synonymes
attentive(a.)
Synonyms:
mindful, heedful, observant, wary, circumspect, watchful, careful, thoughtful, regardful, awake, alive, wide awake, on the alert, on the lookout
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
attentive(a)
Synonyms:
heedful, observant, intent, mindful, wary, alert, circumspect, watchful, courteous, deferential, considerateAntonyms:
inattentive
Words popularity by usage frequency
rank | word | |
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#1292 | ready | |
#2450 | alert | |
#5469 | careful | |
#6394 | prompt | |
#11038 | responsive | |
#14493 | thoughtful | |
#24291 | attentive | |
#27748 | mindful | |
#30529 | vigilant | |
#37517 | watchful | |
#48273 | observant |
How to use attentive in a sentence?
We may do well to be attentive to the good and the bad vibrations in life. Since elephants use their feet to listen to vibrations and thus capture significant codes of impending peril, they might coach humans and teach them how to become “surefooted” in hazardous times. Keeping feet on the ground, however, should not hinder us from flying high and reaching soaring heights. ("Trompe le pied.")
With that, acronyms can be used by kids to hide certain parts of their conversations from attentive parents, acronyms used for this purpose could potentially raise some red flags for parents.
Its always exciting to welcome a newborn and Tiana is proving to be a fantastic mother and is very attentive towards her baby, holding it close and grooming it, we will be keeping an eye on the pair over the coming weeks but the infant appears strong and healthy and has been seen feeding well.
The idea is that in autism, very subtle, atypical behaviors of the infant may cause them to be less sensitive and attentive to those social signals from their mothers, in turn, mothers are not able to maintain synchrony in the interaction.
There is tremendous opportunity in the convergence of the West Coast tech industry and the auto industry with its huge technological depth, we feel we are well equipped to drive that development and to lead it in many areas. We are open and attentive to all intrusions from all sides.
Translations for attentive
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- внимателенBulgarian
- atentCatalan, Valencian
- pozornýCzech
- astud, sylwgarWelsh
- opmærksomDanish
- aufmerksamGerman
- atentaEsperanto
- atentoSpanish
- توجهPersian
- tarkkaavainenFinnish
- attentifFrench
- cùramachScottish Gaelic
- figyelmesHungarian
- detalemaIdo
- وریاKurdish
- attentus, intentus, suspensusLatin
- uzmanīgs, rūpīgsLatvian
- puakaha, rahirahiMāori
- oppmerksomNorwegian
- aandachtigDutch
- oppmerksamNorwegian Nynorsk
- atencioso, atentoPortuguese
- внима́тельныйRussian
- uppmärksamSwedish
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