nonobservant
Failing to watch
Nonobservant describes someone who doesn't follow the practices or rules of their religion, particularly regarding ritual observances: He comes from a nonobservant Jewish family.
The term can also mean simply inattentive or failing to notice things, though this sense is less common: nonobservant of the details around her.
Not actively observing beliefs
- lapsedEnded through neglect
- irreligiousNot devout or pious
- nonreligiousNot involving worship
- unchurchedNot belonging to congregation
secularized · unreligious · worldly · nominal · inactive
Careless of consequences
- obliviousLacking any awareness
- unawareLacking knowledge of something
- unmindfulLacking awareness or attention
- distractedUnable to concentrate
absentminded · preoccupied · unperceptive · unseeing · neglectful · unfocused · disengaged · unheeding
Failing in due care
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
- irresponsibleLacking sense of duty
- thoughtlessShowing no consideration
- slipshodCareless and hasty
sloppy · haphazard · imprudent · incautious · remiss · derelict · improvident · rash
Without feeling or concern
- unconcernedFeeling no worry
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- dispassionateFree from emotional involvement
- unemotionalLacking outward feeling
impassive · blasé · insouciant · passive · listless · phlegmatic · stoic · disinterested
Tolerant of faults
- permissiveTolerant, lacking strictness
- slackAbsence of tautness
- looseNot firmly secured
- casualRelaxed and informal
easygoing · tolerant · undemanding · flexible · relaxed · unrigorous · informal · indulgent
nonpracticing
Not actively observing beliefs
- lapsedEnded through neglect
- irreligiousNot devout or pious
- nonreligiousNot involving worship
unchurched · secularized · unreligious · worldly · nominal · inactive
heedless
Careless of consequences
- obliviousLacking any awareness
- unawareLacking knowledge of something
- unmindfulLacking awareness or attention
distracted · absentminded · preoccupied · unperceptive · unseeing · neglectful · unfocused · disengaged · unheeding · scatterbrained
negligent
Failing in due care
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
- irresponsibleLacking sense of duty
- thoughtlessShowing no consideration
slipshod · sloppy · haphazard · imprudent · incautious · remiss · derelict · improvident · rash · perfunctory
apathetic
Without feeling or concern
- unconcernedFeeling no worry
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- dispassionateFree from emotional involvement
unemotional · impassive · blasé · insouciant · passive · listless · phlegmatic · stoic · disinterested · nonchalant
lenient
Tolerant of faults
- permissiveTolerant, lacking strictness
- slackAbsence of tautness
- looseNot firmly secured
casual · easygoing · tolerant · undemanding · flexible · relaxed · unrigorous · informal · indulgent · unenforced
- FaithsChristians, Catholics, Buddhists, Hindus, Jews