- Not duly attentive.
- Marked by unintentional lack of care. See synonyms at careless.
Dictionary:
in·ad·ver·tent (ĭn'əd-vûr'tnt) ![]() |
| Thesaurus: inadvertent |
adjective
| Antonyms: inadvertent |
Definition: accidental
Antonyms: advertent, attentive, deliberate, intentional, planned
| Word Tutor: inadvertent |
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| Translations: Inadvertent |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - utilsigtet, uagtsom
Nederlands (Dutch)
onopzettelijk
Français (French)
adj. - involontaire, inattentif
Deutsch (German)
adj. - versehentlich
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απρόσεκτος
Italiano (Italian)
involontario, sbadato
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - desatento
Русский (Russian)
невнимательный, нечаянный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - involuntario, inadvertido, descuidado
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ouppmärksam, oavsiktlig
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不注意的, 不慎的, 怠慢的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不注意的, 不慎的, 怠慢的
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 不注意の, 偶然の, 不注意な, うっかりした, 不慮の
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) مهمل, غير مقصود
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - שלא בכוונה, בשוגג, שבהיסח הדעת, שלא שם לב, רשלני
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