Synonyms for Inattentive

Synonyms for "inattentive" (133 found)

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Closest matches (27)

Adjective(6 words)

absent asleep careless clueless distracteddistracted attention

absent-minded abstracted apathetic artless ataractic blase careless casualculpably negligentderelictdevil-may-caredisinterested dispassionate disregardant disregardful distracted distrait distraught easygoing forgetful

Noun(1 words)

daydreaming

Strong matches (40)

Adjective(6 words)

forgetful heedless insensitive neglectfulneglectful practicesnegligent

half assedhalf-assed heedless inadept inadvertent inapt inconstant incurious indifferent inefficient inept inexcitable inexpert inobservant insouciant lackadaisicallaissez fairelaissez-faire lax listless

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loose mediocre mindless neglectful neglecting negligent nonadherent nonchalant noncompliant nonconforming noninterfering nonobservant

Noun(1 words)

low concentration

Verb(1 words)

neglect health check

Related words (66)

nonrestrictiveoff guardoff-guardoverly permissivepedestrian perfunctory permissive pococurante poor procrastinating reckless regardless relaxed remiss scampingskill lessskill-less skimping slack slighting

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Adjective(6 words)

oblivious sloppy unalert unawareunfocused discussionunobservant

Noun(2 words)

uncomprehending wandering

Verb(1 words)

unseeing

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

4 entries

behavioral traitdescriptive adjectivedescriptor quality

More specific

6 entries

absentminded careless distracted negligent sloppy unfocused

Collocations

5 entries

inattentive audienceinattentive behaviorinattentive gazeinattentive listenerinattentive student

Inflections

2 entries

more inattentivemost inattentive

Derivations

2 entries

inattention inattentively

Antonyms

1 entries

attentive

similar

18 entries

absent absentminded abstracted careless distracted distrait dreamy drowsy forgetful mindless moony negligent oblivious oscitant scatty unmindful

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Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The driver was inattentive and could not stop in time.

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She accused him of being inattentive to her.

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I'm surprised how inattentive I can be.

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I once had a teacher who used to throw chalk at inattentive students and those very students then had to bring it back to him.

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Inattentive