unattentive
- adjective
- /ˌʌnəˈtɛntɪv/
:
desatento
- Don't be unattentive!
Examples
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He became unattentive as the meeting dragged on for hours.
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The teacher noticed that several unattentive students were not following the lesson.
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Drivers who are unattentive can easily cause accidents on busy roads.
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He was so unattentive during the lecture.
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The teacher noticed that the students were unattentive during the lecture.
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He was unattentive while driving, which led to several near misses.
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Her unattentive behavior in meetings often resulted in missed important details.
Synonyms
76
6.3
Not noticing what happens around you
32
4.5
Thinking so much about something that you do not notice what is happening around you
23
2.8
A person who often cannot remember things
19
4.0
Not paying attention because your mind is somewhere else
16
4.8
Not paying attention to one thing and having no clear goal
5
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
1
7.2
Not aware of what is happening around you
1
5.8
Likely to lose attention when other things happen
1
5.9
You do not notice small details around you
1
4.7
Your mind is not paying attention to what you are doing
1
7.8
Easily distracted and not paying full attention
Not paying attention to someone or something
Not able to pay attention because your mind is on other things
Not good at noticing or understanding things
Slow to notice things and people's feelings
Antonyms
How Attentive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unattentive starts with un- meaning 'not' and the rest comes from attend, which means 'to pay attention', like when you attend a class. So, unattentive means 'not paying attention'.