Antonyms for inattentive

Grammar : Adj

Spell : in-uh-ten-tiv

Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn əˈtɛn tɪv

Definition of inattentive

Origin : 1741, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + attentive. Related: Inattentively; inattentiveness.

adj negligent, not paying attention

Example sentences :

You shall not complain of an inattentive or an irritable auditor.
Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli

He stopped suddenly, for he had glanced at M. Chevrial and found him inattentive.
Extract from : « The Destroyer » by Burton Egbert Stevenson

He was inattentive, and I perceived that he was profoundly perturbed.
Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad

But when prayer is inattentive the mind does not ascend towards God.
Extract from : « On Prayer and The Contemplative Life » by St. Thomas Aquinas

He paused a moment, looking at the inattentive youth opposite him.
Extract from : « Gilian The Dreamer » by Neil Munro

Many of them were avaricious, timid, lazy and inattentive to their duties.
Extract from : « The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Henry Martyn Baird

It is only the most inattentive of historical students who can afford to ignore this.
Extract from : « The Arena » by Various

You are often late, often inattentive, and are no better clerk now than you were a year ago.
Extract from : « Tom, The Bootblack » by Horatio Alger

Spoken to a person who is inattentive to what has been said to him, and who asks to have it repeated.
Extract from : « The Proverbs of Scotland » by Alexander Hislop

I tried hard to teach her my sign language, but she was dull and inattentive.
Extract from : « Story of My Life » by Helen Keller

Synonyms for inattentive

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