Synonyms for attentive
əˈtɛn tɪvat·ten·tive

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1. attentiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   reckful

   Antonyms:
   inattentive, reckless

2. attentiveadjective

   paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely

   She is an attentive listener, but does not like to talk much.

   Synonyms:
   reckful

   Antonyms:
   inattentive, reckless

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1. attentive

   Synonyms:
   alert, on hand, prompt, ready, thoughtful, wide-awake

   Antonyms:
   absent, absent-minded, absorbed, abstracted, heedless, inattentive, indifferent, listless, negligent, oblivious, preoccupied, thoughtless

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1. attentiveadjective

   (often followed by `to') giving care or attention

   "attentive to details"; "the nurse was attentive to her patient"; "an attentive suitor"

   Synonyms:
   paying attention, thoughtful, heedful

   Antonyms:
   forgetful, absent, moony, oscitant, distracted, absentminded, yawning(a), dreamy, scatty, distrait, oblivious, abstracted, drowsy, inattentive, woolgathering

2. heedful, attentive, thoughtful, paying attentionadjective

   taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention

   "heedful of the warnings"; "so heedful a writer"; "heedful of what they were doing"

   Synonyms:
   paying attention, thoughtful, heedful, advertent, serious-minded, careful

   Antonyms:
   drowsy, oscitant, absentminded, abstracted, forgetful, woolgathering, distracted, distrait, absent, scatty, dreamy, yawning(a), inattentive, moony, oblivious

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. attentiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   mindful, heedful, observant, wary, circumspect, watchful, careful, thoughtful, regardful, awake, alive, wide awake, on the alert, on the lookout

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1. attentiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   heedful, observant, intent, mindful, wary, alert, circumspect, watchful, courteous, deferential, considerate

   Antonyms:
   inattentive

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1. List of paraphrases for "attentive":

   careful, vigilant, observant, watchful, alert, mindful, responsive

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1. Douglas London:

   Now, whether or not they're going to summarily execute, detain or' rehabilitate' people remains to be seen, i think because they have become so attentive to media and PR, they might take an approach similar to what the Chinese government is doing by putting Uyghurs in reeducation camps.

2. Joe Norman:

   Its always exciting to welcome a newborn and Tiana is proving to be a fantastic mother and is very attentive towards her baby, holding it close and grooming it, we will be keeping an eye on the pair over the coming weeks but the infant appears strong and healthy and has been seen feeding well.

3. Raymond Chandler:

   Would you convey my compliments to the purist who reads your proofs and tell him or her that I write in a sort of broken-down patois which is something like the way a Swiss waiter talks, and that when I split an infinitive, God damn it, I split it so it will stay split, and when I interrupt the velvety smoothness of my more or less literate syntax with a few sudden words of bar-room vernacular, that is done with the eyes wide open and the mind relaxed but attentive.

4. Evgeny Buzhinsky:

   Regarding the possible impact ofthis incident onthe further developments ofthe operation inSyria, I think that fromnow on, our pilots will be more attentive and if the Turks continue behaving insuch a manner, Russia will have toresort toelectronic jamming and other warfare equipment, including special aircraft withspecial equipment onboard, inorder toprotect our pilots frombeing stricken withmissiles.

5. Roch Marc Kabore:

   There are several challenges, and hopes for the next five year. I will be particularly attentive to matters concerning national reconciliation, peace and security which will be the foundations of any development.