Show
                        
                        
                    Related Words for inattentive
        
                            Compiled automatically from published text to show words that appear in related contexts.
                    
        
            Read More
            
                Results may indicate historical usage, and do not reflect the views of Merriam-Webster.
                Send us feedback.
            
        
    
| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| oblivious | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective | 
| uninterested | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective | 
| negligent | /xx | Adjective, Adjective | 
| neglectful | x/x | Adjective, Adjective | 
| absent | /x | Adjective, Adjective | 
| distracted | x/x | Adjective, Adjective, Verb | 
| forgetful | x/x | Verb, Adjective | 
| abstracted | /xx | Adjective, Adjective | 
| drowsy | /x | Adjective, Adjective | 
| dreamy | /x | Adjective, Adjective | 
| deaf | / | Adjective, Adjective, Noun | 
| yawning | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| attentive | x/x | Adjective, Adjective | 
| inattention | xx/x | Noun | 
| careless | /x | Adjective | 
| indifferent | x/x | Adjective | 
| apathetic | xx/x | Adjective | 
| disinterested | x/xx | Adjective | 
| incompetent | x/xx | Adjective | 
| hyperactive | xx/x | Adjective | 
| uncaring | x/x | Adjective | 
| rude | / | Adjective | 
| inept | x/ | Adjective | 
| unintelligent | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| unsophisticated | xx/xxx | Adjective | 
| preoccupied | x/xx | Verb | 
| unmotivated | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| impatient | x/x | Adjective | 
| undisciplined | x/xx | Adjective | 
| irritable | /xxx | Adjective | 
| fidgety | /xx | Adjective | 
| thoughtless | /x | Adjective | 
| unfriendly | x/x | Adjective | 
| lazy | /x | Adjective | 
| feckless | /x | Adjective | 
| ignorant | /xx | Adjective | 
| complacent | x/x | Adjective | 
| uncooperative | xx/xxx | Adjective | 
| disorganized | x/xx | Adjective | 
| uninformed | xx/ | Adjective | 
| unresponsive | xx/x | Adjective | 
| unfocused | x/x | Adjective | 
| unmindful | x/x | Adjective | 
| unconcerned | xx/ | Adjective | 
| unsympathetic | xxx/x | Adjective | 
| inconsiderate | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| lethargic | x/x | Adjective | 
| indolent | /xx | Adjective | 
| impolite | xxx | Adjective | 
| clumsy | /x | Adjective | 
| indecisive | xx/x | Adjective | 
| surly | /x | Adjective | 
| unskilled | x/ | Adjective | 
| unimaginative | xx/xxx | Adjective | 
| unenthusiastic | xxxx/x | Adjective | 
| uninvolved | xx/ | Adjective | 
| ineffectual | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| sloppy | /x | Adjective | 
| excitable | x/xx | Adjective | 
| uncivil | x/x | Noun | 
| uneducated | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| disdainful | x/x | Adjective | 
| unprepared | xx/ | Adjective | 
| unhelpful | x/x | Adjective | 
| ineffective | xx/x | Adjective | 
| indiscriminate | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| clueless | /x | Noun | 
| obnoxious | x/x | Adjective | 
| cranky | /x | Adjective | 
| overzealous | xx/x | Adjective | 
| reckless | /x | Adjective | 
| dutiful | /xx | Adjective | 
| myopic | x/x | Adjective | 
| inefficient | xx/x | Adjective | 
| impulsive | x/x | Adjective | 
| restless | /x | Adjective | 
| overwrought | xx/ | Adjective | 
| unreliable | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| inadequate | x/xx | Adjective | 
| slovenly | /xx | Adjective | 
| untrained | x/ | Adjective | 
| grouchy | /x | Noun | 
| disobedient | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| truculent | /xx | Adjective | 
| illiterate | x/xx | Adjective | 
| tardy | /x | Adjective | 
| inadvertent | xx/x | Adjective | 
| unthinking | x/x | Adjective | 
| asleep | x/ | Adverb | 
| offhand | // | Noun | 
| imprudent | x/x | Adjective | 
| regardless | x/x | Noun | 
| irresponsible | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| mindless | /x | Adjective | 
| casual | /xx | Adjective | 
| blithe | / | Name | 
| derelict | /xx | Noun | 
| remiss | x/ | Adjective | 
| slack | / | Noun | 
| cursory | /xx | Adjective | 
| inconsiderable | xx/xxx | Adjective | 
| unguarded | x/x | Adjective | 
| out to lunch | /// | Phrase, Adjective | 
| uncomprehending | x/x/x | Adjective | 
| improvident | x/xx | Adjective | 
| unwary | x/x | Noun | 
| uncritical | x/xx | Adjective | 
| insensitive | x/xx | Adjective | 
| unfaithful | x/x | Adjective | 
| vacuous | /xx | Adjective | 
| irreverent | x/xx | Adjective | 
| witless | /x | Adjective | 
| artless | /x | Adjective | 
| negligible | /xxx | Adjective | 
| injudicious | xx/x | Adjective | 
| indisposed | xx/ | Verb | 
| subtype | /x | Noun | 
| perplexed | x/ | Verb | 
| listener | /xx | Noun | 
| viewer | /x | Noun | 
| publics | /x | Noun | 
| bored | / | Verb | 
| ears | / | Noun | 
| spectator | /xx | Noun | 
| driving | /x | Noun | 
| pupil | /x | Noun | 
| reader | /x | Noun | 
| observer | x/x | Noun | 
| driver | /x | Noun | 
| audience | /xx | Noun | 
| behaviors | x/x | Noun | 
| type | / | Noun | 
| student | /x | Noun | 
| husband | /x | Noun | 
| congregation | xx/x | Noun | 
| symptoms | /x | Noun | 
| farmer | /x | Noun | 
| flew | / | Verb | 
| alert | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| apprehensive | xx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| distraught | x/ | Adjective | 
| docile | /x | Adjective | 
| eager | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| enraptured | x/x | Adjective | 
| entranced | x/ | Adjective | 
| heedless | /x | Adjective | 
| inquisitive | x/xx | Adjective | 
| intelligent | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| interested | /xx | Adjective | 
| introverted | /xxx | Adjective | 
| uninitiated | xx/xxx | Adjective | 
| unknowing | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective | 
| shirtless | /x | Adjective | 
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb | 
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective | 
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb | 
| sorta | /x | Adverb | 
| literally | /xxx | Adverb | 
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb | 
