Inattentive
71awake — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. alert, heedful, observant, attentive; keen, knowing; informed, astute, watchful, on guard, unsleeping, vigilant. See care, knowledge, attention. v. awaken, knock up (sl.). See activity, excitement.… …
72careless — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. carefree, nonchalant; casual, offhand; negligent, slack, slovenly; reckless, rash, indiscreet. See indifference, neglect, inattention, rashness.Ant., careful, attentive. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1.… …
73forgetful — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. absentminded, amnesiac, oblivious. See oblivion. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Absent minded] Syn. preoccupied, dreamy, distracted; see absent minded . 2. [Careless] Syn. inattentive, neglectful,… …
74heedless — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. disregardful, remiss, careless, negligent, thoughtless; unobservant, unnoticing, undiscerning; reckless. See inattention, rashness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. thoughtless, negligent, inconsiderate; …
75neglect — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Disregard Nouns 1. neglect, negligence, carelessness, heedlessness, thoughtlessness, dereliction, delinquency; omission, oversight, laches, default; benign neglect; rashness; procrastination. See… …
76negligent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. See neglect. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. inattentive, neglectful, careless, offhand; see careless 1 , remiss , unconcerned . See Synonym Study at remiss . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. careless …
77observant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. attentive, mindful; vigilant. See attention, care. Ant., unobservant, inattentive. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Given to observing] Syn. keen, alert, penetrating, wide awake, discerning, perceptive,… …
78preoccupied — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. inattentive, prepossessed, distracted; absorbed, engrossed, in a brown study (inf.). See inattention. Ant., attentive. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. distracted, absorbed, engrossed; see absent minded …
79remiss — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. lax, slack, neglectful, dilatory. See neglect. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. negligent, neglectful, derelict, lax, slack, inattentive, careless, indifferent, unmindful, forgetful, uninterested,… …
80unconcerned — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. indifferent, uninterested, disinterested, detached, aloof; unmoved, uncurious. See insensibility, indifference. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. indifferent, careless, feckless, heedless, apathetic,… …
