Synonyms for attention
Most common
heed respect consideration reflection care aid circumspection courtesy
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Heed — mental focus
heed, respect, consideration, reflection, study, observation, ear, mind, observance, watch, note, diligence, regard dated, notice dated, mark dated, heedfulness rare, advertence rare, advertency rare
3. Circumspection
4. Courtesy
Other
interest, mindfulness, application, industry, wooing, attending, courtship, assiduity
Definitions
- n. 1
Mental focus.
Please direct your attention to the following words.
- n. 2
An action or remark expressing concern for or interest in someone or something, especially romantic interest.
- n. 3
A state of alertness in the standing position.
The company will now come to attention.
- n. 4
A kind of prioritisation technique in neural networks that assigns soft weights between tokens from two (or more) input sequences in order to compute the required output.
Forms
- Plural
- attentions → heeds, respects, considerations, reflections…
Choose the right word
Heed implies attention without disquiet; it is now largely displaced by attention and care.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- respect Respect of the young for the old is quite natural.
- consideration You should have taken all that into consideration.
- heed Everyone must heed what the United Nations says.
- interest The public interest was directed at his judgement.
- attending A bad cold prevented her from attending the class.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| attention | steady | |
| respect | falling | |
| consideration | falling | |
| heed | rising | |
| interest | falling | |
| attending | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- aid1, ear1
- 4 letters
- care1, mind1, note1, mark1, heed1
- 5 letters
- study2, watch1
- 6 letters
- notice2, regard2, wooing2
- 7 letters
- respect2, tending2
- 8 letters
- interest2, industry3, courtesy3, civility4
- 9 letters
- attending3, diligence3, courtship2, alertness3, assiduity
- 10 letters
- reflection3, observance3, politeness3, advertence, advertency
- 11 letters
- application4, observation4, mindfulness, heedfulness
- 12 letters
- watchfulness
- 13 letters
- consideration5
- 14 letters
- circumspection4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (study2 = 2 syllables).