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in·at·ten·tive
 inattentive
- pronunciation:
- In
ten
tihv
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
not giving proper attention or regard; neglectful.
- synonyms:
- careless, faraway, inadvertent, neglectful, unmindful
- antonyms:
- alert, attentive, careful, observant, vigilant, wakeful
- similar words:
- absent, absent-minded, abstracted, distracted, heedless, indifferent, negligent, oblivious, preoccupied, regardless, remiss, thoughtless, unaware, unobservant
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| related words: |
lax, perfunctory |
| derivations: |
inattentively (adv.), inattentiveness (n.) |
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