heedlessly
2
6.5
- adverb
- /ˈhidləsli/
:
sin cuidado
- Actual penguins of every size heedlessly horseplay in the icy moat.
- rushed heedlessly
- run heedlessly
- so heedlessly
Examples
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A sudden thought made him sit upright in the tub, water sloshing heedlessly against the cast-iron sides.
Fiction book (1992) -
Lost in his private tragedy, Jack lurches heedlessly forward.
Fiction book (1993) -
When I drink, I speak heedlessly.
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As she grew, she took a larger share of the bed and blanket, heedlessly.
Fiction book (1994) -
Obviously, they had been doing damage as they tramped heedlessly across this planet!
Fiction book (1992) -
The effluents we pour heedlessly into its waters are a threat to its delicate ecological balance.
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Americans encouraged to settle in Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and New Mexico spent years heedlessly plowing up an area the size of Ohio.
Blog text (3) -
"Garth!" Wren shouted, and rushed forward heedlessly.
Fiction book (1992) -
"Or don't I want to hear?" We swerve on the sidewalk to avoid the spray from a taxi passing heedlessly close to the curb and sending a geyser our way.
Fiction book (1995) -
She crossed the busy street heedlessly, not noticing the oncoming traffic.
Synonyms
30
4.6
In a way that shows no care about danger or the results
28
2.8
In a way that shows poor judgment
20
1.0
In a way that you do something without thinking or paying attention
12
4.2
Showing no care for the bad results of what you do
7
5.6
Act quickly without thinking about the bad results
5
4.1
In a way that shows poor judgment
4
6.6
In a careless way without proper care or attention
2
8.4
To do something without thinking carefully first
1
7.7
In a way that shows no care for possible bad results
1
7.0
In a careless way that ignores danger
1
8.3
Acting in a very risky way without thinking about the dangers
In a careless way without thinking
In a quick, thoughtless way without thinking carefully
In a way that is not careful about danger
In a clumsy, careless way that often causes mistakes
Antonyms
How Attentive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word heedlessly starts with heed, meaning 'care' or 'attention', and ends with -less, meaning 'without'. Think of heed as like keeping something in your head, because if it is not there you act without attention. So to act heedlessly is to act 'without care or attention'.