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thoughtless

[ thawt-lis ]

adjective

  1. lacking in consideration for others; inconsiderate; tactless:

    a thoughtless remark.

    Synonyms: neglectful, negligent

  2. characterized by or showing lack of thought: think: thought:

    a shallow, thoughtless book.

  3. not thinking enough; careless or heedless:

    thoughtless of his health.

    Synonyms: remiss, inattentive

  4. devoid of or lacking capacity for thought. think. thought.


thoughtless

/ ˈθɔːtlɪs /

adjective

  1. inconsiderate

    a thoughtless remark

  2. having or showing lack of thought

    a thoughtless essay

  3. unable to think; not having the power of thought
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈthoughtlessness, noun
  • ˈthoughtlessly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • thoughtless·ly adverb
  • thoughtless·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of thoughtless1

First recorded in 1585–95; thought 1 + -less
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Example Sentences

It could be a thoughtless joke, reading a banned book, harboring migrants marked for deportation, impeding untrammeled “drill-baby-drill” resource extraction, or attending an underground reproductive health clinic that sends us to the new Trump gulag.

From Salon

Upon the album’s release, the so-called left was losing the culture wars, in large part because they’ve been meeting Trump’s brand of thoughtless, deceptive certainty with more of the same.

From Salon

The Board of Deputies of British Jews called on the former cabinet minister to apologise for the "breathtakingly thoughtless comparison".

From BBC

After the shooting, Rubio gushed, "God protected President Trump," an especially thoughtless take considering another man died from the violence at the rally of the not-actually-president.

From Salon

Think of Leigh’s subsequent sculpture as a monument to its headless-ness — at once a mockery of Joséphine’s thoughtless ignorance and a captivating salutation to the actual power of symbolic resistance.

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