All inattentive synonyms
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I i adj inattentive
- bored β If you are bored, you feel tired and impatient because you have lost interest in something or because you have nothing to do.
- distracted β Obsolete. distracted.
- careless β If you are careless, you do not pay enough attention to what you are doing, and so you make mistakes, or cause harm or damage.
- distraught β distracted; deeply agitated.
- oblivious β unmindful; unconscious; unaware (usually followed by of or to): She was oblivious of his admiration.
- indifferent β without interest or concern; not caring; apathetic: his indifferent attitude toward the suffering of others.
- apathetic β If you describe someone as apathetic, you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about doing anything.
- absent β If someone or something is absent from a place or situation where they should be or where they usually are, they are not there.
- absentminded β so lost in thought that one does not realize what one is doing, what is happening, etc.; preoccupied to the extent of being unaware of one's immediate surroundings.
- blind β Someone who is blind is unable to see because their eyes are damaged.
- diverted β to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect.
- dreamy β of the nature of or characteristic of dreams; visionary.
- faraway β distant; remote: faraway lands.
- heedless β careless; thoughtless; unmindful: Heedless of the danger, he returned to the burning building to save his dog.
- inadvertent β unintentional: an inadvertent insult.
- listless β having or showing little or no interest in anything; languid; spiritless; indifferent: a listless mood; a listless handshake.
- lost β no longer possessed or retained: lost friends.
- musing β absorbed in thought; meditative.
- neglectful β characterized by neglect; disregardful; careless; negligent (often followed by of): neglectful of one's health.
- off-guard β to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- preoccupied β completely engrossed in thought; absorbed.
- rapt β deeply engrossed or absorbed: a rapt listener.
- regardless β having or showing no regard; heedless; unmindful (often followed by of).
- remiss β negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.: He's terribly remiss in his work.
- removed β remote; separate; not connected with; distinct from.
- scatterbrained β a person incapable of serious, connected thought.
- thoughtless β lacking in consideration for others; inconsiderate; tactless: a thoughtless remark.
- unconscious β not conscious; without awareness, sensation, or cognition.
- unheeding β to give careful attention to: He did not heed the warning.
- unmindful β not mindful; unaware; heedless; forgetful; careless; neglectful: unmindful of obligations.
- observant β quick to notice or perceive; alert.
- unthinking β thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate: an unthinking, tactless person.
- vague β not clearly or explicitly stated or expressed: vague promises.
- distrait β inattentive because of distracting worries, fears, etc.; absent-minded.
- inobservant β lack of attention; inattention; heedlessness: drowsy inobservance.
- out to lunch β a light midday meal between breakfast and dinner; luncheon.
- undiscerning β showing good or outstanding judgment and understanding: a discerning critic of French poetry.
- notice β an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning: a day's notice.
- observe β to see, watch, perceive, or notice: He observed the passersby in the street.
- perceive β to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses: I perceived an object looming through the mist.
- watchful β vigilant or alert; closely observant: The sentry remained watchful throughout the night.
adjective inattentive
- daydreaming β indulgence in daydreams
- abstracted β Someone who is abstracted is thinking so deeply that they are not fully aware of what is happening around them.
- woolgathering β indulgence in idle fancies and in daydreaming; absentmindedness: His woolgathering was a handicap in school.
- negligent β guilty of or characterized by neglect, as of duty: negligent officials.
- absent-minded β Someone who is absent-minded forgets things or does not pay attention to what they are doing, often because they are thinking about something else.
- dozy β drowsy; half asleep.