unthinking

[ uhn-thing-king ]

adjective

1. thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate:

   an unthinking, tactless person.

2. indicating lack of thought or reflection:

   a dull, unthinking expression on his face.

3. not endowed with the faculty of thought:

   unthinking matter.

4. not exercising thought; not given to reflection:

   This book will not profit an unthinking person.

5. not thinking; think; unmindful:

   chores done in an unthinking manner.

unthinking

/ ʌnˈθɪŋkɪŋ /

adjective

1. lacking thoughtfulness; inconsiderate
2. heedless; inadvertent

   it was done in an unthinking moment

3. not thinking or able to think

Derived Forms

• unˈthinkingness, noun
• unˈthinkingly, adverb

Other Words From

• un·thinking·ly adverb
• un·thinking·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of unthinking¹

First recorded in 1670–80; un- ¹ + thinking

Example Sentences

More than 100 million years in the making, it was a kind of unthinking envoy in the early life of you, one that is all too often overlooked.

From Slate

It brought in unthinking endorsements from famous and powerful folks, like Vice President Joe Biden, through the sheer force of awe alone.

From Slate

He said she had been worried about how politics was "coarsening", becoming too "tribal and unthinking".

From BBC

Turning to "Holidays in the Sun," this track offers a less graphic critique of unthinking behaviors than “Bodies,” instead using consumerist culture and social disillusionment for its targets.

From Salon

What’s failing us, and failing the world, are the dull-witted politicians we send to Congress and state houses who try to push their religious views on the entire country and embrace a ruthless, predatory, unthinking capitalism, that lowers nearly everyone’s standard of living but elevates a tiny minority to incalculable and unhealthy levels of wealth.

From Salon