Inattentive meaning and example sentences

Learning Inattentive in context helps you remember meaning, use natural sentence patterns, and improve academic English performance. On this page, you will find a clear definition, practical examples, synonyms, and related words so you can build stronger vocabulary connections for exams and daily communication.

Definition

Inattentive: Dikkatsiz, ilgisiz

Example sentences

Being inattentive during a high-stakes scientific experiment can lead to dangerous and costly errors.
Being inattentive during a high-stakes scientific experiment can lead to dangerous and costly errors. (Yüksek riskli bir bilimsel deney sırasında dikkatsiz olmak, tehlikeli ve maliyetli hatalara yol açabilir.)
In an exam setting, you can paraphrase ideas by replacing simpler words with Inattentive when the meaning is "Dikkatsiz, ilgisiz".

Synonyms

apathy Careless about/with Carelessly Extraneous Ignorant of Indifference

Related words

Iconoclast Idea Ideal Ideally Identical

Practice section

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