Synonyms of the word

inattentive

• adj. Of or pertaining to lack of attention; not paying attention; careless.

absent

• adj. (not comparable) Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present; missing.
• adj. (not comparable) Not existing; lacking.
• adj. (sometimes comparable) Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied.
• n. (obsolete) Absentee; a person who is away on occasion.
• prep. In the absence of; without.
• v. (reflexive) To keep (oneself) away.
• v. (transitive, archaic) To keep (someone) away.
• v. (intransitive, obsolete) Stay away; withdraw.
• v. (transitive, rare) Leave.

absentminded

• adj. Alternative form of absent-minded.

abstracted

• adj. Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart.
• adj. (now rare) Separated from matter; abstract; ideal, not concrete.
• adj. (now rare) Abstract; abstruse; difficult.
• adj. Inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind; meditative.
• v. simple past tense and past participle of abstract.

careless

• adj. (archaic) Free from care; unworried, without anxiety.
• adj. Not concerned or worried (about).
• adj. Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes.

distracted

• v. simple past tense and past participle of distract.
• adj. having one's attention diverted; preoccupied.
• adj. distraught.

distrait

• adj. absent-minded, troubled, distracted.

dreamy

• adj. As in a dream; resembling a dream.
• adj. (colloquial) sexy; handsome; attractive.
• adj. having a pleasant or romantic atmosphere.

drowsy

• adj. Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness; lethargic; dozy.
• adj. Disposing to sleep; lulling; soporific.
• adj. Dull; stupid.

forgetful

• adj. unable to remember things well; liable to forget.
• adj. (mathematics) Dropping some of the input's structure or properties before producing an output.

moony

• adj. Resembling the moon.
• adj. Moonlit.
• adj. Absent-minded.
• n. The act of mooning.

neglectful

• adj. Tending to neglect; failing to take care of matters which require attention.

negligent

• adj. Careless, without appropriate or sufficient attention.
• adj. (law) Culpable due to negligence.

oblivious

• adj. (usually followed by to or of) Lacking awareness; unmindful; unaware, unconscious of.
• adj. Failing to remember; forgetful.

oscitant

• adj. yawning; gaping.
• adj. sleepy; drowsy; sluggish; careless.

scatty

• adj. (slang, Britain) Scatterbrained; flighty.

woolgathering

• n. The gathering of fragments of wool torn from sheep by bushes, etc.
• n. Indulgence in idle fancies or daydreams.

yawning

• v. present participle of yawn.
• n. The action of the verb yawn.
• adj. That yawns or yawn.
• adj. (figuratively) Wide open.