as in inattentive
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inobservant
Adjective
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Ball is too inattentive on that end despite his impressive offensive skill set, and Miller is quite skinny and struggles to wall up on opposing guards and wings through his core.—
Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
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For instance, trust will be eroded when a person demonstrates a lack of temperance, which manifests as being agitated, impatient, inattentive, rash, and anxious instead of being composed, patient, prudent, self-controlled, and calm.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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And workers can seem unfocused or confused, unsure of where to find answers (and what merits a leadership conversation).—
Chris Westfall,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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As if Nike didn’t have enough problems (sales slump, stale designs, unfocused branding, executive shakeup), the company recently found itself on center stage in one of those increasingly frequent cultural sideshows that masquerade as news.—
Greg Petro,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
Adjective
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The invaluable bond between artist and muse is exemplified by their abstracted slumbering embrace, her nude form dominating our gaze as her rosy flesh juxtaposes with the jade-sage background.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Its abstracted scenario is a kind of back to the basics, expressing the sanctity of home, devotion and nature.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Jones has been absent from the Today since mid-December.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
23 May 2025
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The Republican amendment on attorney’s fees failed on a party line vote of 97-48 with six members absent.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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Follow the rules of the road—and stay off your phone - Stick to speed limits, obey traffic signals, and never drive distracted.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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That was a possible sign of fatigue or distracted driving, some experts told CBS Austin — a problem that truckers told The Hill is endemic across an industry that pushes them to work around the clock.—
Saul Elbein,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Huizar would not comment on whether there have been any recent instances of lost or stolen explosives.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2025
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This administration has demonstrated its focus on defunding education, immigration and agricultural subsidies that support the least, the lost and the left out.—
Donte L. Hickman,
Baltimore Sun,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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The cat's beef-eating, fart-generating owners are oblivious to these lofty ruling ambitions.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
17 May 2025
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Before long, the wife lies on the bed with a peaceful expression on her face, on morphine and oblivious to the chaos that surrounds them.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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The United States had withdrawn from the World Health Organization and the U.N. Human Rights Council; the State Department seemed more preoccupied with deportations than with diplomacy.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
22 Apr. 2025
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Early in this episode, Dina mentions to a preoccupied Joel that one of the community’s underground pipes — connected to the outside — has been rendered useless by encroaching roots.—
Noel Murray,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Inobservant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inobservant. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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