What is another word for needing attention?
What is another word for needing attention?
Exigent
Exigent, which means “demanding attention,” comes from the Latin for “driving out.” If there’s a runaway train driving straight at you, that’s an exigent situation — not a good time to stop and write a poem. When circumstances become exigent, it’s time to act.
What is it called when you want someone’s attention?
needy adj. 2. Wanting or needing affection, attention, or reassurance, especially to an excessive degree. TFD. Note that in AmE you will frequently hear the term “high maintenance” (“My girlfriend/boyfriend is so high maintenance!”) used as a synonym for needy.
What is a word for wanting to be noticed?
What is another word for get noticed?
| make a splash | attract attention |
|---|---|
| cut a dash | draw attention to itself |
| draw attention to oneself | make your presence felt |
| flaunt it | prance |
| showboat | parade |
What is the synonym of showy?
The words ostentatious and pretentious are common synonyms of showy. While all three words mean “given to excessive outward display,” showy implies an imposing or striking appearance but usually suggests cheapness or poor taste.
What is Exigence?
1 : that which is required in a particular situation —usually used in plural exceptionally quick in responding to the exigencies of modern warfare— D. B. Ottaway. 2a : the quality or state of being exigent. b : a state of affairs that makes urgent demands a leader must act in any sudden exigency.
How do you say pay attention nicely?
Synonyms
- concentrate. verb. to give all your attention to the thing you are doing.
- focus. verb. to concentrate on something and pay particular attention to it.
- listen. verb.
- turn to. phrasal verb.
- pay attention. phrase.
- take notice. phrase.
- zero in on. phrasal verb.
- hone in on. phrasal verb.
What does it mean to Descry?
descry \dih-SKRYE\ verb. 1 : to catch sight of. 2 : find out, discover.
What are some synonyms for noticed?
Synonyms & Antonyms of noticed
- beheld,
- caught,
- descried,
- discerned,
- distinguished,
- espied,
- eyed,
- looked (at),
What means very showy?
showy, pretentious, ostentatious mean given to excessive outward display. showy implies an imposing or striking appearance but usually suggests cheapness or poor taste.
What is Spacecat?
context. time, place, and “climate” of the text.
What is a rhetorical constraint?
In rhetoric, any factors that restrict the persuasive strategies or opportunities available to a speaker or writer are called constraints.
What does word mean need attention?
1 a focusing of the mind on something. I need your full attention right now. Synonyms for attention. absorption, concentration, engrossment, enthrallment, immersion.
What is another word for “pay attention to”?
other words for pay attention to. MOST RELEVANT. detect. discover. examine. inspect. look at. mark. monitor.
What is another word for giving attention?
other words for give attention. MOST RELEVANT. accept. admit. attend. get. observe. take notice. tune in.
What’s another word for “attention seeking”?
Attention seeking. Attention seeking (also called drawing attention or garnering attention) is behaving in a way which is in pursuit of attention from others.