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inattentive
adjective as in negligent, not paying attention
Strongest matches
Weak matches
- 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
- unwatchful
- vague
Example Sentences
The bank’s operational response was hopelessly inattentive.
Both conditions can make a child seem disorganized or inattentive; in the case of NVLD, it’s because they don’t understand the assignment being discussed.
Athletes and entertainers lose money because they’re inattentive, make risky investments and overspend on loved ones and expensive toys, financial experts say.
Athletes and entertainers lose money because they’re inattentive, make risky investments and overspend on loved ones and expensive toys, financial experts say.
Wealth management experts say athletes and entertainers who squander enormous sums fall into three interconnected buckets: They are naive about or inattentive to their finances; they make risky investments; they overspend on family, friends and expensive toys.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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