All nonobservant synonyms
adjective nonobservant
- defiant β If you say that someone is defiant, you mean they show aggression or independence by refusing to obey someone.
- mischievous β maliciously or playfully annoying.
- contrary β Ideas, attitudes, or reactions that are contrary to each other are completely different from each other.
- contumacious β stubbornly resistant to authority; wilfully obstinate
- disorderly β characterized by disorder; irregular; untidy; confused: a disorderly desk.
- fractious β refractory or unruly: a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness.
- froward β willfully contrary; not easily managed: to be worried about one's froward, intractable child.
- headstrong β determined to have one's own way; willful; stubborn; obstinate: a headstrong young man.
- insubordinate β not submitting to authority; disobedient: an insubordinate soldier.
- intractable β not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable; stubborn; obstinate: an intractable disposition.
- naughty β improper, tasteless, indecorous, or indecent: a naughty word.
- noncompliant β failure or refusal to comply, as with a law, regulation, or term of a contract.
- obstreperous β resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly.
- perverse β willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; contrary.
- recalcitrant β resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory.
- refractory β hard or impossible to manage; stubbornly disobedient: a refractory child.
- resistive β capable of or inclined to resistance; resisting.
- uncompliant β complying; obeying, obliging, or yielding, especially in a submissive way: a man with a compliant nature.
- undisciplined β having or exhibiting discipline; rigorous: paintings characterized by a disciplined technique.
- unruly β not submissive or conforming to rule; ungovernable; turbulent; intractable; refractory; lawless: an unruly class; an unruly wilderness.
- wayward β turned or turning away from what is right or proper; willful; disobedient: a wayward son; wayward behavior.
- willful β deliberate, voluntary, or intentional: The coroner ruled the death willful murder.
- indifferent β without interest or concern; not caring; apathetic: his indifferent attitude toward the suffering of others.
- unconcerned β not involved or interested; disinterested.
- disregarding β to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- behindhand β If someone is behindhand, they have been delayed or have made less progress in their work than they or other people think they should.
- blind β Someone who is blind is unable to see because their eyes are damaged.
- 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.
- coarse β Coarse things have a rough texture because they consist of thick threads or large pieces.
- crude β A crude method or measurement is not exact or detailed, but may be useful or correct in a rough, general way.
- deaf β Someone who is deaf is unable to hear anything or is unable to hear very well.
- delinquent β Someone, usually a young person, who is delinquent repeatedly commits minor crimes.
- derelict β A place or building that is derelict is empty and in a bad state of repair because it has not been used or lived in for a long time.
- 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.
- inattentive β not attentive; negligent.
- inconsiderate β without due regard for the rights or feelings of others: It was inconsiderate of him to keep us waiting.
- insensitive β deficient in human sensibility, acuteness of feeling, or consideration; unfeeling; callous: an insensitive person.
- lax β not strict or severe; careless or negligent: lax morals; a lax attitude toward discipline.
- listless β having or showing little or no interest in anything; languid; spiritless; indifferent: a listless mood; a listless handshake.
- mindless β without intelligence; senseless: a mindless creature.
- neglectful β characterized by neglect; disregardful; careless; negligent (often followed by of): neglectful of one's health.
- negligent β guilty of or characterized by neglect, as of duty: negligent officials.
- rash β acting or tending to act too hastily or without due consideration.
- reckless β utterly unconcerned about the consequences of some action; without caution; careless (usually followed by of): to be reckless of danger.
- remiss β negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.: He's terribly remiss in his work.
- rude β discourteous or impolite, especially in a deliberate way: a rude reply.
- slack β not tight, taut, firm, or tense; loose: a slack rope.
- unfeeling β not feeling; devoid of feeling; insensible or insensate.
- unheeding β to give careful attention to: He did not heed the warning.