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1inattentive — [adj] negligent, not paying attention absent, absentminded, apathetic, blind, bored, careless, distracted, distrait, distraught, diverted, dreamy, faraway, heedless, inadvertent, indifferent, inobservant, listless, lost*, musing, neglectful,… …
2inattentive — adjective 1) an inattentive student Syn: distracted, lacking concentration, preoccupied, absentminded, daydreaming, dreamy, abstracted, distrait; informal miles away, spaced out Ant: alert 2) inattentive service …
3inattentive — [[t]ɪ̱nəte̱ntɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone who is inattentive is not paying complete attention to a person or thing, which often causes an accident or problems. Ant: attentive …
4inattentive — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. heedless, unmindful, negligent, distracted; see absent minded , careless 1 . See Synonym Study at absent minded . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. absentminded, daydreaming, *out to lunch, negligent, distracted,… …
5in|ob|serv|ant — «IHN uhb ZUR vuhnt», adjective. 1. = inattentive. (Cf. ↑inattentive) 2. not observant; not quick to notice. SYNONYM(S): unobserving …
6perfunctory — adjective a perfunctory review Syn: cursory, desultory, quick, brief, hasty, hurried, rapid, fleeting, token, casual, superficial, careless, halfhearted, sketchy, mechanical, automatic, routine, offhand, inattentive …
7absent-minded — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. abstracted, preoccupied, lost in thought, forgetful, distracted, dreamy, inattentive, lost, unmindful, absent, unheeding, heedless, oblivious, distrait, daydreaming, napping, unconscious, unaware, inadvertent, withdrawn …
8thoughtless — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. rash, reckless, heedless; casual; inconsiderate, unthinking, mindless; unreasoning; careless, indifferent. See rashness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Destitute of thought] Syn. irrational, unreasoning …
9abstracted — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. absentminded, inattentive. See inattention.Ant., alert. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Absent minded] Syn. preoccupied, dreaming, absorbed; see absent minded . 2. [Removed] Syn. apart, separated,… …
10neglect — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Disregard Nouns 1. neglect, negligence, carelessness, heedlessness, thoughtlessness, dereliction, delinquency; omission, oversight, laches, default; benign neglect; rashness; procrastination. See… …