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Negligent vs Attentive - What's the difference?

negligent | attentive |

As adjectives the difference between negligent and attentive

is that negligent is negligent (culpable due to negligence) while attentive is paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.

negligent

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Careless, without appropriate or sufficient attention.
  • (legal) Culpable due to negligence.
  • Synonyms

    * See also

    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 ----