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Synonyms & Antonyms for attentive
Synonyms
absorbed, deep, engrossed, enthralled, focused (also focussed), immersed, intent, observant, rapt
Antonyms
absent, absentminded, abstracted, distracted, inattentive, inobservant, unabsorbed, unfocused (also unfocussed)
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Or a Yelp-like app that people could use at playgrounds to snarkily rate parents who may not seem attentive enough with their kids. — John C. Havens, Quartz, "Will we lose our rights as parents once robots are better at raising our kids?," 10 July 2019 Bill was a caring man who was dedicated to his family; especially being attentive to his parents' needs. — courant.com, "William J. Madey," 30 July 2019 Yet goats were more attentive to the negative sounds than the positive sounds. — Natasha Daly, National Geographic, "Goats can perceive each other’s emotions from their voices," 15 July 2019 Sure, the old Tiger Woods comes out occasionally, seen here across the first two days of the US Open in the form of some long, straight drives and plenty of deep, attentive crowds. — Tara Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, "Will we ever see vintage Tiger Woods again?," 15 June 2018 Adrienne Kaori Walters is dotingly attentive and kind as Emma, but with the nagging sadness of unrequited love. — Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News, "Review: Delightful ‘Language Archive’ finds TheatreWorks on a roll," 15 July 2019 That's interesting, in light of controversy (and a pending lawsuit) about whether Autopilot is safe to use when a driver is not fully attentive and able to take the wheel. — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, "Elon Musk Tweets Tacit Approval of Porn Video Shot in Tesla Model X on Autopilot," 10 May 2019 Yet the Cleveland audience was raptly attentive and cheered the musicians to the echo. — Michael Thaddeus, The New York Review of Books, "Michael Thaddeus," 24 Feb. 2019 Sammy has been touring a lot recently, and finds that house-party crowds are more respectful, and crowds in bars are less attentive and more likely to misgender her. — Charlie Jane Anders, Teen Vogue, "7 Trans Performers Share the Challenges They Still Face and Their Hopes for the Future," 17 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'attentive.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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