Synonyms of inattention

inattention

noun

as in negligence

failure to carefully think about, listen to, or watch someone or something

Many traffic accidents are the result of driver inattention.

They lost several potential clients through their inattention to detail.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• negligence
• inattentiveness
• forgetfulness
• omission
• carelessness
• neglect
• inadvertence
• neglectfulness
• shortsightedness
• inadvertency
• heedlessness
• obliviousness
• laxness
• misconduct
• recklessness
• remissness
• slackness
• foolhardiness
• wildness
• rashness
• unwariness
• irresponsibility
• malfeasance
• dereliction
• malpractice
• incaution
• incautiousness
• mismanagement
• delinquency
• misdirection
• mishandling
• irresponsibleness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attention
• awareness
• attentiveness
• alertness
• vigilance
• watchfulness
• responsibility
• circumspection
• observance
• care
• carefulness
• caution
• responsibleness
• cautiousness
• heedfulness

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of inattention

That points to a bit of irony here — schools are serving substances that trigger behaviors like inattention and hyperactivity which interfere with the very purpose for which students are in the building. —Allison Getty, Baltimore Sun, 25 Nov. 2024

The 2024 campaign has been unusual both in its intense focus on the health of the candidates and in its relative inattention to the health of the people. —Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024

This inattention opens the door to foreign interference, reduces Washington’s influence abroad, and limits the effectiveness of U.S. foreign policy. —Carla Koppell, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2021

Studies show that emotional dysregulation, a symptom that is missing in the DSM for ADHD, may be as major a factor in the condition as impulsivity, inattention, and hyperactivity. —Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024