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unthinking
[ uhn-thing-king ]
adjective
- thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate:
an unthinking, tactless person.
- indicating lack of thought or reflection:
a dull, unthinking expression on his face.
- not endowed with the faculty of thought:
unthinking matter.
- not exercising thought; not given to reflection:
This book will not profit an unthinking person.
chores done in an unthinking manner.
unthinking
/ ʌnˈθɪŋkɪŋ /
adjective
- lacking thoughtfulness; inconsiderate
- heedless; inadvertent
it was done in an unthinking moment
- not thinking or able to think
Derived Forms
- unˈthinkingness, noun
- unˈthinkingly, adverb
Other Words From
- un·thinking·ly adverb
- un·thinking·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of unthinking1
Example Sentences
Mr Harvey admitted sending them a letter in April 2017 which he now acknowledged was “crass, inappropriate… unthinking and insensitive”.
He said she had been worried about how politics was "coarsening", becoming too "tribal and unthinking".
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.
In the first place, Mr. DeSantis needs to win over these unthinking “listless vessels” if he wants to win the nomination.
The bits we learn of Herschel’s backstory, including a childhood trauma he has only barely begun dealing with, make him more empathetic — until he commits his next unthinking act.
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