inobservant

adjective

Definition of inobservantnext
as in inattentive

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inobservant
  1. inattentive
  2. unfocused
  3. abstracted
  4. absent
  5. distracted
  6. lost
  7. oblivious
  8. preoccupied
Adjective
  • That investigation led to a 2023 recall requiring software changes meant to better detect inattentive drivers and warn them.
    — Josh Max, Forbes.com, 4 June 2026
  • This is not to say Costco shoppers are inattentive.
    — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
Definition of inattentive
Adjective
  • Heavy on grooves and jams, this album sometimes feels unfocused and indulgent.
    — Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • Rather than casting wide nets with unfocused stops, officers act on verified information.
    — Charles "Chuck" Broadway, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
Definition of unfocused
Adjective
  • As materials pass through hubs like Singapore, their origins often become increasingly abstracted.
    — Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Affecting meaningful change — or suffering from the lack of it — has become so abstracted for the rich and powerful that everything feels like entertainment to them.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Definition of abstracted
Adjective
  • The World Cup has been an amazing spectacle and, mercifully, the sport’s notorious hooligans have been largely absent.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
  • His death leaves Republicans with a smaller Senate majority, which could hamper the party’s voting strength with Kentucky Republican Senator Mitch McConnell already absent from the chamber due to hospitalization.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 13 July 2026
Definition of absent
Adjective
  • Trump has pioneered a style of communication that exploits our distracted, disputatious age.
    — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • Investigators don’t believe that the driver was intoxicated, but distracted driving has not been ruled out as a potential cause of the accident, according to police.
    — Mary Ella Hastings July 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026
Definition of distracted
Adjective
  • Male friendship—something that used to be played for laughs, if it was noted at all—has become a lost art, or an antidote.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • Hurst hopes more context can be gleaned by further studies of the many other plaster scraps—which bear different handwriting from at least one other scribe—and by excavating more of the lost city.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 13 July 2026
Definition of lost
Adjective
  • But for another two and a half years, it’s stuck with a boss who often seems oblivious to customer concerns.
    — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • The Street loves the latter model, the public loves the former, and is oblivious to the dichotomy.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 June 2026
Definition of oblivious
Adjective
  • The French seemed preoccupied by him, with or without the ball.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 15 July 2026
  • The Argentinian official Facundo Tello seemed more preoccupied with marching up to the players at the edge of the penalty area, warning them about infringement.
    — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of preoccupied
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