unthinking

[ uhn-thing-king ]

/ ʌnˈθɪŋ kɪŋ /

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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.

not thinking; unmindful: chores done in an unthinking manner.

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Origin of unthinking

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

OTHER WORDS FROM unthinking

un·think·ing·ly, adverbun·think·ing·ness, noun

Words nearby unthinking

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How to use unthinking in a sentence

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.
The covid tech that is intimately tied to China’s surveillance state|Darren Byler|October 11, 2021|MIT Technology Review
See, one thing about zombies is that they are not just unthinking.
The thoughtless husks who plunged this NFL season into chaos deserve a public shaming|Sally Jenkins|December 2, 2020|Washington Post
Well, to the unthinking anti-Semite, it doesn't matter how the Jewish manipulation works.
Pinkwashing: Another Conspiracy Theory|Alan M. Dershowitz|March 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Neither, for that matter, do unthinking appeals to sacrosanct moral imperatives like the Ten Commandments.
Can God Save Health Care?|James Carroll|August 21, 2009|DAILY BEAST

But Jackson was an experienced hand at public affairs, and his populism, while genuinely felt, was not unthinking or unreflective.
Resolved: Sarah Palin Is Not Andrew Jackson|Jon Meacham|October 15, 2008|DAILY BEAST
Such is the recognized method by which the great unthinking public is taught to think.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
This was most probably, in many instances a mere unthinking conformity to ancient use and wont.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
The heartless, unthinking girls tripped gaily down to the carriage, and drove off.
Newton Forster|Captain Frederick Marryat
Although we talked for a long time I did not really learn much from these Boers, who represented the most unthinking class.
The Relief of Mafeking|Filson Young
With unthinking swiftness, he threw his arm over her and drew her tight to him.
The Girl and The Bill|Bannister Merwin

British Dictionary definitions for unthinking

unthinking

/ (ʌnˈθɪŋkɪŋ) /

adjective

lacking thoughtfulness; inconsiderate

heedless; inadvertentit was done in an unthinking moment

not thinking or able to think

Derived forms of unthinking

unthinkingly, adverbunthinkingness, noun

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