Synonyms of inattention

inattention

noun

as in negligence

failure to carefully think about, listen to, or watch someone or something

Many traffic accidents are the result of driver inattention.

They lost several potential clients through their inattention to detail.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• negligence
• inattentiveness
• forgetfulness
• omission
• carelessness
• neglect
• inadvertence
• neglectfulness
• shortsightedness
• inadvertency
• heedlessness
• obliviousness
• laxness
• misconduct
• recklessness
• remissness
• slackness
• foolhardiness
• wildness
• rashness
• unwariness
• irresponsibility
• malfeasance
• dereliction
• malpractice
• incaution
• incautiousness
• mismanagement
• delinquency
• misdirection
• mishandling
• irresponsibleness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attention
• awareness
• attentiveness
• alertness
• vigilance
• watchfulness
• responsibility
• circumspection
• observance
• care
• carefulness
• caution
• responsibleness
• cautiousness
• heedfulness

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of inattention

Meanwhile, more social media usage also worsens ADHD symptoms like inattention, in addition to increasing oppositional behavior, anxiety and depression. —Alison Escalante, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024

And public inattention to the subject doesn't help, offering few major opportunities for rebranding. —Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2013

This internal presentation of ADHD—characterized by inattention rather than hyperactivity—is more common in women but often flies under the radar. —Megan Bruneau, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024

That points to a bit of irony here — schools are serving substances that trigger behaviors like inattention and hyperactivity which interfere with the very purpose for which students are in the building. —Allison Getty, Baltimore Sun, 25 Nov. 2024