1. (noun)attention, attending the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others Synonyms: care, aid, attendance, attention, tending, attending Antonyms: inattention
2. (noun)care, attention, aid, tending the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something Synonyms: assist, attending, financial aid, aid, tending, upkeep, assistance, precaution, forethought, caution, concern, help, charge, economic aid, tutelage, guardianship, maintenance, attention, care, fear Antonyms: inattention
3. (noun)attention a general interest that leads people to want to know more Synonyms: care, aid, tending, attending Antonyms: inattention
4. (noun)attention a courteous act indicating affection Synonyms: care, aid, tending, attending Antonyms: inattention
5. (noun)attention the faculty or power of mental concentration Synonyms: care, aid, tending, attending Antonyms: inattention
6. (noun)attention a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review Synonyms: care, aid, tending, attending Antonyms: inattention
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'attention'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. attention Care concerns what we possess; anxiety, often, what we do not; riches bring many cares; poverty brings many anxieties. Care also signifies watchful attention, in view of possible harm; as Synonyms: care, anxiety, concern, oversight, trouble, attention, direction, perplexity, vigilance, caution, forethought, precaution, wariness, charge, heed, prudence, watchfulness, circumspection, management, solicitude, worry Antonyms: carelessness, inattention, negligence, oversight, remissness, disregard, indifference, omission, recklessness, slight, heedlessness, neglect