Attentive and Scatty

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

Usage example: attentive to details

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Scatty is an antonym for attentive.

Nearby Words: attention, attentively

Scatty adjective - Having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind.

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Attentive is an antonym for scatty.

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Scatty and Attentive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/attentive/scatty

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