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adj. Exhibiting a lack of attention; not attentive.

adj. Of or pertaining to lack of attention; not paying attention; careless.

adj. Not attentive; not fixing the mind on an object; heedless; careless; negligent; regardless

Not attentive; not fixing the mind attentively; heedless; careless; negligent: as, an inattentive habit.

Synonyms Abstracted, Preoccupied, etc. See absent.

adj. showing a lack of attention or care

adj. not showing due care or attention

"Although lauded for his creative vision, he has faced criticism for what has been described as inattentive supervision."

scatty    dreamy    forgetful    distracted    abstracted    distrait    absent    absent-minded    woolgathering    oblivious   

attentive   

inattentiveness    inattentively   

careless    inadvertent    thoughtless    negligent    heedless    remiss    regardless    unmindful    unobservant    unobserving   

attentive    disincentive    incentive    inventive    preventive   

uninterested    listless    forgetful    apathetic    slothful    uninformed    unsympathetic    unmindful    neglectful    remiss