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[ in-uh-ten-tiv ] / ˌɪn əˈtɛn tɪv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR inattentive ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivenot attentive; negligent. Origin of inattentiveFirst recorded in 1735–45; in-3 + attentive SYNONYMS FOR inattentiveheedless, oblivious, unmindful, preoccupied. SEE SYNONYMS FOR inattentive ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM inattentivein·at·ten·tive·ly, adverbin·at·ten·tive·ness, nounWords nearby inattentivein a state, in a stew, in a tight corner, in a tizzy, inattention, inattentive, in at the death, inaudible, inaugural, inaugurate, inauguration Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for inattentiveShe never liked her mother—a frigid and inattentive woman—but adored her father. A Sex Addiction Expert Diagnoses Lars Von Trier’s ‘Nymphomaniac’|Lizzie Crocker|March 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Row is understated, luxurious, and inattentive to trends. CFDA Honors Behind-the-Scenes Fashion Stars and Understated Style|Robin Givhan|June 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST The house grew restless, inattentive, Andrew flogged his soul until he seemed to sweat his heart's blood. The Mountebank|William J. Locke And we then suppose that a part of what the witnesses have said is untrue, or assume that they were inattentive, or blind. Criminal Psychology|Hans Gross
Of this circumstance both Billy and his master were no inattentive spectators from their exalted stations. Fairy Legends and Traditions of The South of Ireland|T. Crofton Crocker Miranda is not inattentive—she is fascinated by the story—but her father attributes his own wandering thoughts to her. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8|Charles H. Sylvester At lectures it was a failure; it was such an inattentive beggar that its notes were worth nothing.
British Dictionary definitions for inattentive
adjectivenot paying attention; heedless; negligent Derived forms of inattentiveinattention or inattentiveness, nouninattentively, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to inattentivebored, distracted, careless, distraught, oblivious, indifferent, apathetic, absent, absentminded, blind, diverted, dreamy, faraway, heedless, inadvertent, listless, lost, musing, neglectful, preoccupied |