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ATTENTION Antonyms

There are 7 antonyms of the word attention. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For ATTENTION

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inattention
nounn
noun

• lack of attention

disregard
verb, nounv, n
noun

• lack of attention and due care

• willful lack of care and attention

verb

• refuse to acknowledge

• bar from attention or consideration

• give little or no attention to

distraction
nounn
noun

• mental turmoil

• an obstacle to attention

• an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations

• the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something

indifference
nounn
noun

• unbiased impartial unconcern

• apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions

• the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally

• the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern

neglect
verb, nounv, n
noun

• lack of attention and due care

• the state of something that has been unused and neglected

• willful lack of care and attention

• the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern

• failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

verb

• leave undone or leave out

• fail to do something; leave something undone

• fail to attend to

• give little or no attention to

neglectfulness
nounn
noun

• the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern

obliviousness
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• total forgetfulness

Alternatives for INATTENTION

Alternatives for DISREGARD

Alternatives for DISTRACTION

Alternatives for INDIFFERENCE

Alternatives for NEGLECT

Alternatives for NEGLECTFULNESS

Alternatives for OBLIVIOUSNESS

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