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Attentive

Heedful; intent; observant; regarding with care or attention.

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Absorbed 84% connected

of Absorb

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Absorbed 84% connected

of Absorb

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Advertent 84% connected

Attentive; heedful; regardful.

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Advertent 84% connected

Attentive; heedful; regardful.

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Captive 84% connected

A prisoner taken by force or stratagem, esp., by an enemy, in war; one kept in bondage or in the power of another.

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Captive 84% connected

A prisoner taken by force or stratagem, esp., by an enemy, in war; one kept in bondage or in the power of another.

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Engrossed 84% connected

of Engross

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Engrossed 84% connected

of Engross

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Heedful 84% connected

Full of heed; regarding with care; cautious; circumspect; attentive; vigilant.

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Heedful 84% connected

Full of heed; regarding with care; cautious; circumspect; attentive; vigilant.

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Intent 84% connected

Closely directed; strictly attentive; bent; -- said of the mind, thoughts, etc.; as, a mind intent on self-improvement.

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Intent 84% connected

Closely directed; strictly attentive; bent; -- said of the mind, thoughts, etc.; as, a mind intent on self-improvement.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Observant 84% connected

Taking notice; viewing or noticing attentively; watchful; attentive; as, an observant spectator; observant habits.

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Observant 84% connected

Taking notice; viewing or noticing attentively; watchful; attentive; as, an observant spectator; observant habits.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Rapt 84% connected

of Rap

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Rapt 84% connected

of Rap

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Solicitous 84% connected

Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or to avoid anything evil; concerned; anxious; careful.

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Solicitous 84% connected

Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or to avoid anything evil; concerned; anxious; careful.

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Wrapped 84% connected

of Wrap

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Wrapped 84% connected

of Wrap

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Derivationally related 2

Hang 74% connected

To suspend; to fasten to some elevated point without support from below; -- often used with up or out; as, to hang a coat on a hook; to hang up a sig…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Hang 74% connected

To suspend; to fasten to some elevated point without support from below; -- often used with up or out; as, to hang a coat on a hook; to hang up a sig…

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Attribute 6

Attention 66% connected

The act or state of attending or heeding; the application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought; notice; exclusive or specia…

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Attention 66% connected

The act or state of attending or heeding; the application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought; notice; exclusive or specia…

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Heed 66% connected

To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.

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Heed 66% connected

To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.

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Regard 66% connected

To keep in view; to behold; to look at; to view; to gaze upon.

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Regard 66% connected

To keep in view; to behold; to look at; to view; to gaze upon.

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Synonym 2

Heedful 92% connected

Full of heed; regarding with care; cautious; circumspect; attentive; vigilant.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Thoughtful 92% connected

Full of thought; employed in meditation; contemplative; as, a man of thoughtful mind.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Antonym 4

Heedless 94% connected

Without heed or care; inattentive; careless; thoughtless; unobservant.

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Heedless 94% connected

Without heed or care; inattentive; careless; thoughtless; unobservant.

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Inattentive 94% connected

Not attentive; not fixing the mind on an object; heedless; careless; negligent; regardless; as, an inattentive spectator or hearer; an inattentive ha…

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Inattentive 94% connected

Not attentive; not fixing the mind on an object; heedless; careless; negligent; regardless; as, an inattentive spectator or hearer; an inattentive ha…

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