Attentive and Yawning

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

Usage example: attentive to details

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Yawning is an antonym for attentive.

Nearby Words: attention, attentively

Yawning adjective - With the mouth wide open indicating boredom or sleepiness.

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Attentive is an antonym for yawning.

Nearby Words: yawn, yawned

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