inobservant

adjective

Definition of inobservantnext
as in inattentive

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inobservant
  1. inattentive
  2. unfocused
  3. abstracted
  4. absent
  5. distracted
  6. lost
  7. oblivious
  8. preoccupied
Adjective
  • Lead Exposure In Children Caused Millions Of US Psychiatric Cases And Must End By Sean Duke Science Editor 0 The co-author of a new landmark study that says lead exposure caused 151 million Americans to become depressed, anxious, inattentive or hyperactive has called for it to be banned.
    Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, my dad — the lone male in a household full of women — occasionally earned himself gentle scolding for being too loud or inattentive during important conversations.
    Julianna Bragg, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of inattentive
Adjective
  • Founders often overestimate which features are critical, resulting in an MVP that’s unfocused.
    Abdo Riani, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
  • If Jerry Maguire had written something this vague and unfocused, Renee Zellweger never would have followed him out of that sports agency.
    Jen Chaney, Vulture, 28 June 2024
Definition of unfocused
Adjective
  • The show’s overall environment was more akin to an abstracted living room than a standard runway setup.
    Lauren Vaccaro, Architectural Digest, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Larry Aldrich, the museum’s founder, visited Diamond’s studio in 1972 and subsequently acquired Untitled (1972), one of her early abstracted landscapes, and put it in a group show—marking her first museum acquisition and exhibition.
    Grace Edquist, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of abstracted
Adjective
  • In the three games that Pickens has been absent, the Steelers are 1-2.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Two were draws against Atlético Madrid and Rayo Vallecano, where Mbappé was absent due to muscle injuries, and a third was the 1-0 Champions League defeat to Lille where he was brought on as a second-half substitute.
    Sam Leveridge, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of absent
Adjective
  • Grant’s students have partnered with the Anthony Phoenix Branca Foundation to spread awareness about the dangers of distracted driving.
    Reggie Grant, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
  • In that tragedy, an unlicensed 16-year-old boy was behind the wheel and either fell asleep or became distracted, according to investigators.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of distracted
Adjective
  • The bottom line is that in an industry driven by innovation, some of the biggest costs come in the form of lost opportunities.
    Alex Knapp, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • But there's nothing worse than wasting time looking for a lost set of keys, your wallet, or your phone.
    Juhi Wadia, PCMAG, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of lost
Adjective
  • That Biden would be oblivious to this truth isn’t surprising when it’s remembered that he’s spent his career in the public sector.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Crocodiles hunt for prey in sewage ponds, hippos lumber past industrial buildings, and zebras and buffalo graze contentedly by the roadside, seemingly oblivious to their human audience.
    Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of oblivious
Adjective
  • But then the rebels seized an opportunity, capitalizing on a weakened government whose key allies are heavily preoccupied with other conflicts.
    Rob Picheta, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Oliver, as usual, is more preoccupied with his own personal storyline than with the investigation at hand.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2024
Definition of preoccupied
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