unthinkingly
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a word derived from
unthinking.
unthinkingadjectivethoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate.
Example Sentences
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The young couple in those linked stories are always accompanied by the flickering presence of their social-media apps, which seem to guide their behavior and lead them unthinkingly toward a breakup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
It’s true that a certain kind of reflexive kindness can feel phony and that self-actualization of the type the show seems to unthinkingly fetishize can have dark, unintended consequences.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 15, 2023
So many of them . . . that's just a lot of content to have consumed unthinkingly.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2022
There's no shouting, no casual jokes as happens almost unthinkingly during most football practice.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2022
A hundred times he had confronted black widows, and—BLAM!—always, unthinkingly, he had smashed them with his hand the way most men and women in Milagro eradicated the pests.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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