unobservant
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5.9
- adjective
- /ˌʌnəbˈzɜrvənt/
:
desatento
- Even the most unobservant passersby couldn't help but notice the colorful banners hanging everywhere.
- so unobservant
If it seems like a piece of plastic and not actually a rock, you're, you're not unobservant.
- If it seems like a piece of plastic and not actually a rock, you're, you're not unobservant.
Examples
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Unless Aidan is shockingly unobservant, they may notice that Kelly goes out of their way to make life better for Aidan, rejoices in their presence, and so on; we've been over this.
Blog text (3) -
At the end of Slash Fiction, for example, even the most unobservant of us knows that Sam is angry about Dean killing Amy, but Dean doesn't know he's found out about it, so they still need to have that conversation.
Blog text (13) -
Not wishing to seem unobservant, I did so as well.
Fiction book (1990) -
And her parents, I mean, again, perfectly kind, loving, sort of unobservant people had never noticed this, I guess.
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I guess I wasn't as unobservant as I thought; the club has only been there since 2008.
Blog text (31) -
On that basis, anyone who claims that this doesn't happen often within the skeptical community is either being woefully unobservant or is probably being a jerk.
Blog text (9) -
In the candlelight, Iona's face showed traces of her tears. Ermingrude might be languid to a fault, but she was not entirely unobservant.
Fiction book (1993) -
The second elder politely accepts the stigma of superstition, but makes the ironic point that being superstitious does not mean being unobservant.
Academic text (2001) -
This may be a game she plays to tease the viewer, or she may assume the viewers do not know the proper tribal identification, and this misnaming indicates a trick she is playing on the unaware or unobservant viewer.
Academic text (2004) -
The unobservant student missed the important announcement about the exam schedule.
Synonyms
76
6.3
Not noticing what happens around you
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4.0
Not paying attention because your mind is somewhere else
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5.3
Does not notice what is happening or small details
2
5.9
A person who often does not pay attention and forgets small things like keys
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7.2
Not aware of what is happening around you
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5.8
Likely to lose attention when other things happen
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7.4
Not noticing what is around you because you are lost in thought
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7.9
Not able to notice small differences or make careful decisions
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8.8
Not aware of what is happening around you
Not paying attention to what is happening or being said
Not paying attention to someone or something
Slow to notice things and people's feelings
Not good at noticing or understanding things
Not paying attention and not ready for danger or surprise
Not paying attention makes you miss danger or problems
Not watching carefully for danger or problems
Antonyms
How Observant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unobservant comes from the prefix un- ('not') and observe, which means 'to watch' or 'to notice' and you can also see this in observation. So unobservant literally means 'not noticing', which is why we use it for someone who misses details.