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Attentive vs Indefatigable - What's the difference?

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Attentive is a related term of indefatigable.


As adjectives the difference between attentive and indefatigable

is that attentive is paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely while indefatigable is extremely persistent and untiring.

attentive

English

Etymology

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Adjective

(en adjective)
  • paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely
    • She is an attentive listener, but does not like to talk much.

    Synonyms

    * reckful

    Antonyms

    * inattentive, reckless

    See also

    * alert * wary * watchful

    Anagrams

    * tentative ----

    indefatigable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Extremely persistent and untiring.
  • *
    • but he was at the same time an excellent scholar, and most indefatigable in teaching the two lads.
  • * 1898 , :
    • All night long the Martians were hammering and stirring, sleepless, indefatigable , at work upon the machines they were making ready, and ever and again a puff of greenish-white smoke whirled up to the starlit sky.

    Synonyms

    * inexhaustible, tireless, unflagging, unsinkable, untiring, unwearying,

    Antonyms

    * defatigable (much less common)

    Derived terms

    * indefatigably * indefatigability * indefatigableness