unperceiving

as ininattentive
as inblind
as inpurblind
as inuncomprehending
as inunperceptive

Synonyms for unperceiving

adj negligent, not paying attention

Antonyms for unperceiving

Word Origin & History

c.1300, via Anglo-French parceif, Old North French *perceivre (Old French perçoivre) "perceive, notice, see; recognize, understand," from Latin percipere "obtain, gather, seize entirely, take possession of," also, figuratively, "to grasp with the mind, learn, comprehend," literally "to take entirely," from per "thoroughly" (see per) + capere "to grasp, take" (see capable).

Replaced Old English ongietan. Both the Latin senses were in Old French, though the primary sense of Modern French percevoir is literal, "to receive, collect" (rents, taxes, etc.), while English uses the word almost always in the metaphorical sense. Related: Perceived; perceiving.

Example Sentences for unperceiving

But neither Nature nor Art works in this way except to our own unperceiving minds.

He remembered the stones upon the Berkshire downs, the stolid, unperceiving, eternal stones.

unperceiving

Synonyms for unperceiving

Antonyms for unperceiving

More words related to unperceiving

blind

inattentive

purblind

uncomprehending

unperceptive