Absentmindedness and Watchfulness

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Absentmindedness noun - Preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored.

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Watchfulness is an antonym for absentmindedness.

Watchfulness noun - The state of being constantly attentive and responsive to signs of opportunity, activity, or danger.

Usage example: it was only her motherly watchfulness that saved the boy from an accident

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Absentmindedness is an antonym for watchfulness.

Nearby Word: watchful

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