Inattentive
ahd-5
adjective.
Exhibiting a lack of attention; not attentive.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Not attentive; not fixing the mind attentively; heedless; careless; negligent: as, an
inattentive
habit.
Synonyms
Abstracted, Preoccupied
, etc. See
absent
.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Not attentive; not fixing the mind on an object; heedless; careless; negligent; regardless
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
Of or pertaining to lack of
attention
; not paying attention;
careless
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
adjective.
showing a lack of attention or care
adjective.
not showing due care or attention
Antonyms
Words with the opposite meaning
attentive
Equivalent
absent
absent-minded
abstracted
distracted
distrait
Form
inattentively
inattentiveness
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
attentive
disincentive
incentive
inventive
preventive
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
absent-minded
apathetic
forgetful
indolent
insensible
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
absent
apathetic
artless
ataractic
blase