observant
adjective
quick to notice or perceive; alert.
unobservant
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a word derived from
observant.
Example Sentences
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This tells me she is either remarkably unobservant or willing to mislead the public.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
People who say L.A. has no seasons are unobservant dunces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2021
She and Al are classic opposites: he is internal and unobservant and can disappear into his head for days at a time; Suzanne is chatty and social and hyper-present.
From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2020
Motoya’s book beguiles with its reversals: the bodybuilder’s husband may be unobservant to the point of eeriness, but, as it turns out, she is the shape-shifter, the trickster.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 17, 2018
I wonder if I actually look happy, or is he just ridiculously unobservant?
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
