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Synonyms for inattentive
ˌɪn əˈtɛn tɪv
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Princeton's WordNet
inattentive(adj)
showing a lack of attention or care
"inattentive students"; "an inattentive babysitter"
Synonyms:
neglectfulAntonyms:
captive, attentive, observant, solicitous, intent, advertent, absorbed, engrossed, wrapped, enwrapped, heedful, oversolicitous, diligentinattentive, neglectful(adj)
not showing due care or attention
"inattentive students"; "an inattentive babysitter"; "neglectful parents"
Synonyms:
delinquent, neglectful, derelict, remissAntonyms:
solicitous, intent, advertent, absorbed, observant, captive, enwrapped, engrossed, attentive, heedful, wrapped, oversolicitous, diligent
English Synonyms and Antonyms
inattentive
As regards mental action, absorbed, abstracted, and preoccupied refer to the cause, absent or absent-minded to the effect. The man absorbed in one thing will appear absent in others. A preoccupied person may seem listless and thoughtless, but the really listless and thoughtless have not mental energy to be preoccupied. The absent-minded man is oblivious of ordinary matters, because his thoughts are elsewhere. One who is preoccupied is intensely busy in thought; one may be absent-minded either through intense concentration or simply through inattention, with fitful and aimless wandering of thought. Compare ABSTRACT.
Synonyms:
absent, absent-minded, absorbed, abstracted, heedless, indifferent, listless, negligent, oblivious, preoccupied, thoughtlessAntonyms:
alert, attentive, on hand, prompt, ready, thoughtful, wide-awake
Dictionary of English Synonymes
inattentive(a.)
Synonyms:
unobservant, unobserving, unmindful, inadvertent, heedless, thoughtless, regardless, careless, negligent, remiss, unwatchful, inconsiderate, absent, absent-minded, caught napping
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
inattentive(a)
Synonyms:
heedless, absent-minded, inadvertent, unmindful, careless
Words popularity by usage frequency
rank | word | |
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#6793 | absent | |
#13521 | absorbed | |
#21084 | delinquent | |
#24087 | indifferent | |
#25698 | negligent | |
#33501 | oblivious | |
#40280 | preoccupied | |
#41382 | abstracted | |
#44435 | derelict | |
#63892 | thoughtless | |
#69724 | inattentive | |
#76852 | remiss | |
#81711 | listless | |
#98935 | heedless | |
#120040 | neglectful |
How to use inattentive in a sentence?
When one cannot depart from the present or the past, the future shall be beyond their reach; they meander a path inattentive and without destination.
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