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  • adj.concentrating
  • adj.considerate

synonyms for attentive

  • aware
  • conscientious
  • interested
  • observant
  • vigilant
  • watchful
  • heedful
  • alert
  • all ears
  • awake
  • enrapt
  • enthralled
  • fascinated
  • glued
  • hanging on every word
  • hooked
  • immersed
  • intent
  • listening
  • mindful
  • on one's toes
  • on the ball
  • on the job
  • on the lookout
  • on the qui vive
  • preoccupied
  • regardful
  • studious
See also synonyms for: attentively / attentiveness

antonyms for attentive

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  • careless
  • inattentive
  • negligent
  • unaware
  • disregarding
  • heedless
  • ignorant
  • inconsiderate
  • neglectful
  • neglecting
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How to use attentive in a sentence

There were perhaps 80 people there, all attentive area property owners and a clutch of firefighters and managers from the Forest Service, Park Service, and Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation.
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Marris guides readers through a series of case studies, from Indigenous hunting practices to municipal zoos, all brought to life through attentive on-the-ground reporting.
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Because of the isolation and the direct access people had to celebrities via social media as well as via streaming platforms, many people became much more attentive to their favored celebrities.
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A cleaner hotel doesn’t necessarily protect you from the coronavirus, but it is a sign that the property is attentive to customer service.
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Now comes creating that culture of inclusion within the county and making sure staff is being attentive to things like language access and cultural competency when engaging with and providing services to immigrant and refugee communities.
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These women may also be more attentive and motivated to make up for their learning curve, which could explain why firstborns outperform later siblings in school and are overrepresented at elite colleges.
WHAT MAKES ONE MOM DIFFERENT FROM ANOTHERABIGAIL TUCKERJUNE 4, 2021WASHINGTON POST
Andrus became director in January and said he is still learning where he needs to be attentive, after being informed by a reporter of Dwyer-Jones’ recent charge.
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She drew her jokes from the mores of the 1950s, when women seldom worked outside the home and were expected to marry and be attentive to the needs of their husbands.
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Generally, we have an idea in our society that moms should be attentive 100 percent of the time at the risk of depriving kids of the love they need to flourish.
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As the driver, you still have to remain alert, and attentive, but you can remove your hands from the steering wheel and your feet from the pedals on roads where Super Cruise is available.
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WORDS RELATED TO ATTENTIVE

  • active
  • attentive
  • busy
  • constant
  • diligent
  • eager beaver
  • exacting
  • grinding
  • indefatigable
  • industrious
  • laborious
  • persevering
  • plugging
  • scrupulous
  • sedulous
  • steady
  • studious
  • unflagging
  • untiring
  • whiz
  • zealous
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.