Synonyms of paying attention

Noun

1. attentiveness, heed, regard, paying attention, attention, attending

usage: paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences"

Adjective

1. heedful (vs. heedless), attentive, thoughtful, paying attention

usage: taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention; "heedful of the warnings"; "so heedful a writer"; "heedful of what they were doing"