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unwatchful

ADJECTIVE

inattentive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apathetic bored careless distracted distraught indifferent oblivious

WEAK

absent absentminded blind distrait diverted dreamy faraway heedless inadvertent inobservant listless lost musing neglectful off-guard out to lunch preoccupied rapt regardless remiss removed scatterbrained thoughtless unconscious undiscerning unheeding unmindful unnoticing unobservant unobserving unperceiving unthinking vague

Antonyms

STRONGEST

caring concerned interested mindful

WEAK

attentive heedful looking noticing observant

ADJECTIVE

incautious

Synonyms

WEAK

any old way bold brash careless caught napping devil-may-care fast-and-loose foot-in-mouth hasty heedless hotheaded ill-advised ill-judged impetuous improvident imprudent impulsive inconsiderate indiscreet injudicious madcap neglectful negligent off guard pay no mind playing with fire precipitate rash reckless regardless sticking one's neck out thoughtless unalert unguarded unmindful unthinking unvigilant wary wide open

Antonyms

WEAK

careful cautious discreet thoughtful

ADJECTIVE

off-guard

Synonyms

WEAK

asleep asleep on the job daydreaming flat-footed inattentive napping spaced out unalert unready unsuspecting unvigilant zoned out

ADJECTIVE

unguarded

Synonyms

STRONGEST

candid indiscreet offhand spontaneous

WEAK

accessible artless careless casual direct foolhardy frank headlong heedless honest ill-considered impolitic imprudent impulsive incautious ingenuous naive rash straightforward unalert uncircumspect unconscious undiplomatic unpremeditated unreflective unthinking unvigilant unwise vulnerable weak

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deliberate planned

WEAK

careful cautious thoughtful

ADJECTIVE

unheeding

Synonyms

STRONG

heedless

WEAK

careless deaf forgotten ignored inattentive inobservant unmindful unnoticed

Antonyms

WEAK

heeding

ADJECTIVE

unwary

Synonyms

WEAK

brash careless credulous hasty ignorant ill-advised impetuous imprudent incautious inconsiderate indiscreet negligent rash reckless unadvised unalert uncircumspect unguarded unprepared unsuspecting unsuspicious unvigilant

Antonyms

WEAK

cautious heeding mindful thoughtful wary

ADVERB

off-guard

Synonyms

WEAK

asleep asleep at the switch derelict flat-footed napping negligent not on the job unalert unguarded unprepared unready

Example Sentences

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In a long-anticipated report released Monday, Wells Fargo & Co. pinned the blame for its unauthorized-accounts scandal on weak corporate oversight, an unwatchful former CEO and the executive who led the bank’s community banking division.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2017

Much of this occurred under the unwatchful eyes of Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge, the last Presidents who were able to practice the preachment that government rules best by governing least.

From Time Magazine Archive

Undoubtedly, they were staring persistently at my apparently unwatchful house.

From The Master of the World by Verne, Jules

The ravening kite so swoops and plunders, when Hovering above the shelterd yard, she spies A helpless chicken near unwatchful hen, Who vainly dins the thief with after cries.

From Orlando Furioso by Rose, William Stewart

He seemed to be perfectly at ease, confident, deliberate, and unwatchful.

From 'Drag' Harlan by Seltzer, Charles Alden

unwatchful

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