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

• unˈthinkingly, adverb
• unˈthinkingness, noun

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

Then the role of world-class engineers, investors, and public relations firms in the unthinking of human experience, in designing for human reeducation, must be made clear.

From MIT Technology Review

See, one thing about zombies is that they are not just unthinking.

From Washington Post

Well, to the unthinking anti-Semite, it doesn't matter how the Jewish manipulation works.

From The Daily Beast

Neither, for that matter, do unthinking appeals to sacrosanct moral imperatives like the Ten Commandments.

From The Daily Beast

But Jackson was an experienced hand at public affairs, and his populism, while genuinely felt, was not unthinking or unreflective.

From The Daily Beast

Such is the recognized method by which the great unthinking public is taught to think.

From Project Gutenberg

This was most probably, in many instances a mere unthinking conformity to ancient use and wont.

From Project Gutenberg

The heartless, unthinking girls tripped gaily down to the carriage, and drove off.

From Project Gutenberg

Although we talked for a long time I did not really learn much from these Boers, who represented the most unthinking class.

From Project Gutenberg

With unthinking swiftness, he threw his arm over her and drew her tight to him.

From Project Gutenberg