unobservant

adjective un·ob·ser·vant \ ˌən-əb-ˈzər-vənt \

Definition of unobservant

: not observant: such as

a : not watchful or attentive

unobservant of other people

unobservant passersby

b : not careful to follow religious teachings or practices

… a religious adventure that transformed a 34-year-old unobservant Jew to one of the leaders of the Jewish renewal movement …
—Publishers Weekly

Recent Examples of unobservant from the Web

Kia does an excellent job of making both hybrids feel like normal cars, so the unobservant passenger might never notice a difference between an Optima with an electric motor and one without.

— Car and Driver, "2017 Kia Optima," 22 Feb. 2018
With a compliant or unobservant casino, that money can be reported as gambling winnings to the I.R.S. and deposited into a U.S. bank with minimal questioning.

— adam davidson, The New Yorker, "The Senate Starts to Look at Trump’s Businesses," 12 May 2017

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