heedless
6
7.3
- adjective
- /ˈhidləs/
:
descuido
- She was heedless of the warnings, choosing to climb the mountain despite the forecast of severe storms.
- so heedless
But I, I think the problem with technology, one of the problems to technology is the way that people approach it in a very kind of mindless, heedless way.
- But I, I think the problem with technology, one of the problems to technology is the way that people approach it in a very kind of mindless, heedless way.
- We can be lazy, heedless, capricious, cowardly, impatience.
Examples
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What use is it to tell her? Every heart begins as wild, as heedless, and as drawn to things forbidden.
Fiction book (1993) -
And he's heedless of that danger because of his love for you.
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And God is never heedless of what they do.
Academic text (2015) -
Their sex was heedless and exciting, as if between strangers.
Fiction book (1995) -
All the same, I hurry on to where I'm going, heedless, because some kind of door will be waiting for my knock.
Fiction book (1991) -
Cole has a heedless appetite for life.
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Hardy bends into the shaft, heedless of his own safety.
Fiction book (1996) -
When she was done, exhausted, she let her hands drop to her knees, heedless of the blood dripping onto her dress.
Fiction book (1996) -
Scarlett ran after him, heedless of her train on the rough bricks of the sidewalk.
Fiction book (1991) -
Your own greed blinded you, and you chose to seize what lay nearest at hand, heedless of the farther goal.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
193
3.6
Acting without care about danger or the results
58
5.3
Not taking proper care and causing harm or risk
14
1.0
A lack of attention that causes mistakes or harm
8
4.4
Not giving enough care or attention when something needs it
5
5.3
Does not notice what is happening or small details
5
8.1
Made carelessly and without attention to detail
1
7.2
Not aware of what is happening around you
1
5.7
Someone who does not pay attention and often causes mistakes or harm
Not paying attention to someone or something
Not paying attention makes you miss danger or problems
Antonyms
How Attentive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word heedless comes from the simple root heed, which means 'care' or 'attention', plus -less, which means 'without'. So a heedless person is 'without care' or not paying attention, which is why the word means careless.