heedless

[ heed-lis ]

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adjective

careless; thoughtless; unmindful: Heedless of the danger, he returned to the burning building to save his dog.

Origin of heedless

First recorded in 1570–80; heed + -less

Other words for heedless

oblivious, indifferent; negligent, uncaring, unconcerned

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Opposites for heedless

cautious, mindful, heedful

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Other words from heedless

heed·less·ly, adverb
heed·less·ness, noun

Words Nearby heedless

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How to use heedless in a sentence

Then again, everyone around her seems prone to equally heedless decisions.
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Peter had many great skills, but even in his prime he was a heedless driver.
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That, and what appears to be the heedless greed of a big-time recording company, Interscope Records.
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For Romney and his operatives to find themselves in this situation is inexplicable, except on grounds of heedless greed.
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Lives have always been ruined by heedless acts, but perhaps not so loudly and thoroughly.
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Princeton students are not heedless of obstacles to combining career and family in the real world.
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He marched on buoyantly, heedless of the wet and the squirting mud from unseen puddles.
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Because he had sunk into the slough of despond, he would be heedless of the mud that gathered on his garments.
Julian Home | Dean Frederic W. Farrar
The heedless chatter of the ladies, the braying laughs of the men-at-arms, were a little chilled.
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Barrington laughed as he descended the narrow stairs, but he was not heedless of his companion's warnings.
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He wrapped him in every piece of dry clothing he could find, and supported his head, heedless of the blood which covered him.
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British Dictionary definitions for heedless

heedless

/ (ˈhiːdlɪs) /

adjective

taking little or no notice; careless or thoughtless

Derived forms of heedless

heedlessly, adverb
heedlessness, noun

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