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Antonyms for attentive
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : uh-ten-tiv |
Phonetic Transcription : əˈtɛn tɪv |
Definition of attentive
Origin :- late 14c. (implied in attentively), from Old French attentif, from Vulgar Latin *attenditus, from Latin attentus "heedful, observant" (see attend). Sense of "actively ministering to the needs and wants" (of another person) is from early 16c. Related: Attentively.
- adj concentrating
- adj considerate
- The latter was cruelly polite and attentive in his demeanour.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- She, on her part, fell at once attentive, grave and responsive.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- She paused a little under his attentive look, and then said, 'I hope there is no harm in it.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- He handed her one of the printed bills, which she read with a steady and attentive face.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- My desire to learn made me attentive, prompt, and respectful.
- Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862 » by Various
- The coffee was all that coffee should be, and the waiter was silent and attentive.
- Extract from : « Jennie Baxter, Journalist » by Robert Barr
- He was attentive and respectful to them, affectionate to Pauline.
- Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 5. May 1848 » by Various
- Mr. Wiseman tells the story, Mr. Attentive comments upon it.
- Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude
- There may be reason in this; but why so attentive to Miss Manly?
- Extract from : « The Contrast » by Royall Tyler
- Before 123 Octavio (attentive, with an appearance of uneasiness).
- Extract from : « The Complete Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge » by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Synonyms for attentive
- accommodating
- alert
- all ears
- awake
- aware
- civil
- conscientious
- courteous
- devoted
- enrapt
- enthralled
- fascinated
- gallant
- glued
- gracious
- hanging on every word
- heedful
- hooked
- immersed
- intent
- interested
- kind
- listening
- mindful
- obliging
- observant
- on one's toes
- on the ball
- on the job
- on the lookout
- on the qui vive
- polite
- preoccupied
- regardful
- respectful
- solicitous
- studious
- thoughtful
- vigilant
- watchful
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