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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

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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How to use attentive in a sentence?

1. Transport Minister Alain Vidalies:

   In some regions the situation is almost back to normal. In other regions we remain attentive, but we cannot say that the crisis is over.

2. Tyler Boyd:

   Lola has proven to be an extremely attentive and nurturing mother to these new additions to our animal family.

3. Aloo Denish Obiero:

   The past whispers its lessons to those who lend an attentive ear to the winds of time.

4. Simon Schuster:

   Carolyn Reidy was equally attentive, on a personal level, to our authors, to whom Carolyn Reidy sent handwritten notes when they received awards, made the bestseller list, or simply to let them know when Carolyn Reidy finished reading Avon Books.

5. Benjamin Netanyahu:

   Even today, both sides in the national dispute claim love for the baby – love for our country, i am aware of the enormous tension that is building up between the two camps, between the two parts of the people, and I am attentive to the desire of many citizens to relieve this tension.