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Attentive

🔄 Synonyms of "Attentive"

13 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
raptverb	(comparable) Very interested, involved in something, absorbed, transfixed; fascinated or engrossed.
solicitous	(Usually followed by about, for, etc., or a clause) Showing care, concern, or attention, in any of several ways; thus:
thoughtful	Demonstrating kindness or consideration for others.
engrossed	Preoccupied with something to the exclusion of everything else.
heedful	Paying close attention; mindful.
absorbed	Fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed.
advertent	Attentive.
intentnoun	Something that is intended.
wrappednoun	Encased in a wrapping.
enwrapped	enclosed or enveloped in something immaterial
oversolicitous	Excessively solicitous.
listeningnoun	Skill or ability of perceiving spoken language.
observantnoun	Alert and paying close attention; watchful.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
heedless	Unaware; without noticing; careless; inattentive.
thoughtless	Marked by or showing lack of due thought or care.
inattentive	Of or pertaining to a lack of attention; not paying attention; careless.
unheeding	Showing disregard

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
advertent	Attentive.
heedful	Paying close attention; mindful.
observant	Alert and paying close attention; watchful.
listening	Of an action that is performed with caution and attention to sounds.
intent	Firmly fixed or concentrated on something.
thoughtful	Demonstrating kindness or consideration for others.
engrossed	Preoccupied with something to the exclusion of everything else.
solicitous	(Usually followed by about, for, etc., or a clause) Showing care, concern, or attention, in any of several ways; thus:
absorbed	Fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed.
oversolicitous	Excessively solicitous.
rapt	(comparable) Very interested, involved in something, absorbed, transfixed; fascinated or engrossed.
wrapped	Encased in a wrapping.
enwrapped	enclosed or enveloped in something immaterial
mindful	aware (of something); attentive, heedful.
watchful	Fully observant, vigilant, or aware.
alertnoun	Attentive; awake; on guard.
vigilancenoun	Alert watchfulness.
aware	Conscious or having knowledge of something; awake.
vigilant	Watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary
listenverb	(intransitive except in archaic usage) To use one's sense of hearing and auditory cognition in an intentional way; to make deliberate use of one's ears; to pay attention to or wait for a specific sound.