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inattentive

adj. showing a lack of attention or care; "inattentive students"; "an inattentive babysitter"

inattentive

adj. showing a lack of attention or care; "inattentive students"; "an inattentive babysitter"

inattentive, neglectful

adj. not showing due care or attention; "inattentive students"; "an inattentive babysitter"; "neglectful parents"

inattentive, unheeding, unlistening, deaf to

adj. showing a lack of attention or care; "inattentive students"; "an inattentive babysitter"

oblivious(p), unmindful(p)

adj. (followed by `to' or `of') lacking conscious awareness of; "oblivious of the mounting pressures for political reform"; "oblivious to the risks she ran"; "not unmindful of the heavy responsibility"

apathetic, indifferent

adj. marked by a lack of interest; "an apathetic audience"; "the universe is neither hostile nor friendly; it is simply indifferent"

blase, bored

adj. uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence; "his blase indifference"; "a petulant blase air"; "the bored gaze of the successful film star"

dismissive

adj. showing indifference or disregard; "a dismissive shrug"; "the firm is dismissive of the competitor's product"; "'chronic fatigue syndrome' was known by the dismissive term 'housewife syndrome'"

dulled, benumbed

adj. having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure; "the mind of the audience is becoming dulled"; "the benumbed intellectual faculties can no longer respond"

lax, slack

adj. lacking in rigor or strictness; "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes"; "slack in maintaining discipline"

derelict, delinquent, neglectful, remiss

adj. failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills"

hit-and-run(a)

adj. involving a driver of a motor vehicle who leaves the scene of an accident

deaf-and-dumb, deaf-mute

adj. lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak

deafened

adj. caused to hear poorly or not at all

hard-of-hearing, hearing-impaired

adj. having a hearing loss

profoundly deaf, stone-deaf, deaf as a post, unhearing

adj. totally deaf; unable to hear anything

tone-deaf

adj. unable to appreciate music

attentive

adj. (often followed by `to') giving care or attention; "attentive to details"; "the nurse was attentive to her patient"; "an attentive suitor"

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