Attentive and Forgetful

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Attentive adjective - (often followed by `to') giving care or attention.

Usage example: attentive to details

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Forgetful is an antonym for attentive.

Nearby Words: attention, attentively

Forgetful adjective - Inclined to forget what one has learned or to do what one should.

Usage example: we become more forgetful as we get older

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Attentive is an antonym for forgetful in topics: absent-minded, tending to not remember.

Nearby Words: forget, forgettable, forgetfully

The Snake-God Issa, meanwhile, is a decent enough fellow, though a bit forgetful and not very attentive.

Source: Reptiles Are Abhorrent

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