Synonyms for attentive
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Thoughtful — courteous; mindful
thoughtful, courteous, mindful, observant, considerate, careful, polite, watchful, circumspect, diligent, awake, meticulous, vigilant, assiduous, heedful, aware, studious, alert, cautious, alive, deferential, kindly
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Definitions
- adj. 1
Courteous; mindful.
a husband attentive to his wife’s needs
Related words
- Word family
- attentively attentiveness
- Phrases
- attentive public
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In many cases a man may be attentive or yielding in a high degree without any sacrifice of his dignity; but he who is obsequious seeks to gain favor by excessive and mean compliances for some selfish end.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Example sentences
- thoughtful It's thoughtful of you to remind me of my promise.
- mindful Be mindful of the TV's cords, don't trip over them.
- courteous Tom told me that he hoped Mary would be courteous.
- observant I'm an observant Muslim and I don't drink alcohol.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| attentive | rising | |
| thoughtful | rising | |
| mindful | rising | |
| courteous | steady | |
| observant | rising | |
| solicitous | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- aware2, alive2, alert2, awake2
- 6 letters
- intent2, kindly2, polite2
- 7 letters
- careful2, mindful2, heedful, audient
- 8 letters
- cautious2, vigilant3, diligent3, watchful2, studious3
- 9 letters
- courteous3, observant3, assiduous3
- 10 letters
- thoughtful2, meticulous4, solicitous4
- 11 letters
- considerate4, circumspect3, deferential4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (aware2 = 2 syllables).