Synonyms for "inattentiveness" (29 found)

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Closest matches (6)

absentmindednesscarelessnessdisregarddistractionflippancy

Noun(1 words)

heedlessness

Strong matches (9)

inabilityinadequacyinadvertenceinaptitudeincapabilityincapacityincompetenceincuriosityindifference

Related words (14)

ineffectivenessineffectualityinefficiencyinobservancelevitymaladjustmentmediocritynegligencenonobservanceshallownessslothsuperficialitythoughtlessnessunintelligence

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

2 entries

inattentiontrait

Antonyms

1 entries

attentiveness

derived from

1 entries

inattentive

is a

2 entries

inattentiontrait

related to

1 entries

inattentive

Translations

8 translations across 7 languages.

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Danish

1 entries

• uopmærksomhed noun (property of being inattentive — see also inattention)

German

1 entries

• Unaufmerksamkeit noun (property of being inattentive — see also inattention)

Hungarian

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• figyelmetlenség noun (property of being inattentive — see also inattention)

Polish

2 entries

• nieuwaga noun (property of being inattentive — see also inattention)
• nieuważność noun (property of being inattentive — see also inattention)

Russian

1 entries

• невнима́тельность noun (property of being inattentive — see also inattention)

Swedish

1 entries

• ouppmärksamhet noun (property of being inattentive — see also inattention)

Ukrainian

1 entries

• неува́жність noun (property of being inattentive — see also inattention)

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