imperceptive

Examples

• All

• Maybe I'm extremely imperceptive; maybe Romney started winning after I found better things to do with my time that evening, or maybe the media has switched its allegiance.

  Blog text (14)

• I thought how stupid, imperceptive, and self-centered I had been never to have understood what my father's dream for his life had been.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Some people are extremely just but imperceptive and uncaring.

  Academic text (1993)

• Imperceptive professorial comments that students do nothing in college because they did nothing in secondary school are reported with approval.

  Academic text (1998)

• She was imperceptive to the subtle changes in her friends' emotions during the conversation.

• His imperceptive nature often led him to overlook important details in the report.

Synonyms

B

blind

vsimperceptive

360 4.9

Not noticing facts or reason because of strong feelings

is about slow noticing rather than absent reasoning or broad misunderstanding

O

oblivious

vsimperceptive

76 6.3

Not noticing what happens around you

means being slow to notice rather than fully unaware

I

inattentive

vsimperceptive

5 5.3

Does not notice what is happening or small details

is about slow noticing rather than a careless attitude

A

absentminded

vsimperceptive

2 5.9

A person who often does not pay attention and forgets small things like keys

means slow noticing rather than internal distraction and forgetfulness

U

unmindful

vsimperceptive

1 7.2

Not aware of what is happening around you

describes slow noticing rather than heedless inattention

U

unseeing

vsimperceptive

1 7.4

Not noticing what is around you because you are lost in thought

applies more broadly to slow noticing, not only visual registering

U

unobservant

vsimperceptive

1 5.9

You do not notice small details around you

refers to slow noticing overall, not just missing details

I

incognizant

vsimperceptive

1 8.8

Not aware of what is happening around you

applies to slow noticing rather than specific lack of knowledge

U

unperceiving

vsimperceptive

8.6

Not noticing things around you

focuses on being slow to notice rather than lacking ability

U

unperceptive

vsimperceptive

7.3

Not good at noticing or understanding things

is about slow noticing rather than poor sensitivity or insight

U

unattentive

vsimperceptive

6.5

Not paying attention to what is happening or being said

highlights slow noticing rather than simply lacking focus on tasks

U

unwatchful

vsimperceptive

7.3

Not paying attention makes you miss danger or problems

covers general slow noticing rather than only lack of danger awareness

Antonyms

P

perceptive

43 5.5

Quick to notice or understand small details and meaning

O

observant

35 3.9

Quick to notice small details and things around you

How Perceptive

insightful

79 5.7

perceptive

43 5.5

observant

35 3.9

unobservant

1 5.9

imperceptive

8.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology