inattentive

Questions about inattentive

What does inattentive mean?

inattentive means "showing a lack of attention or care". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in inattentive?

inattentive has 4 syllables: in-at-ten-tive. The stress falls on "ten". In IPA it is /ˌɪnəˈtɛntɪv/.

What is another word for inattentive?

Close synonyms include neglectful. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of inattentive?

The recorded antonyms are attentive.

Is inattentive a common word?

inattentive is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with inattentive?

1 word rhymes with inattentive. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.