mindless

Examples

• All

• I left high school with precocious disdain for the mindless school routine.

  Academic text (1997)

• Let us stop this mindless violence.

  Hot Fuzz (2007)

• The idea that we're mindless most of the time is a disturbing thought.

• Mindless violence lit up the sky.

  Late Night with the Devil (2024)

• Always the same narrow people, the same mindless chatter.

  Titanic (1997)

• Therefore, simple brutality and mindless aggression do not necessarily qualify as cruelty.

  Academic text (2000)

• Many people engage in mindless scrolling through social media instead of interacting with those around them.

• The workers were forced into mindless tasks that left them no room for creativity or critical thinking.

• Mindless consumerism can lead to excessive waste and a lack of appreciation for what we own.

Synonyms

S

senseless

vsmindless

69 4.2

Foolish and having no clear reason

is lack of thought or consideration, not necessarily lack of purpose or reason

T

thoughtless

vsmindless

37 4.0

Not caring about how your words or actions may hurt others

is broader, lacking thought or awareness beyond not caring for others

B

brainless

vsmindless

• Offensive

24 3.5

Very stupid and not using common sense

is not just low intelligence but also an absence of awareness or care

V

vacant

vsmindless

• Offensive

18 4.1

Having a blank look that shows no thought or interest

lacks inner thought or consideration even when not outwardly blank

W

witless

vsmindless

• Offensive

9 6.8

Not showing good sense or judgment

fails to use thought or consideration, not only lacking judgment

U

unintelligent

vsmindless

8 3.3

Not smart or slow to understand

lacks general thought or awareness, not only low intellectual ability

V

vacuous

vsmindless

• Offensive

6 7.7

Showing little thought or intelligence

is absence of thought or consideration rather than mere emptiness of expression

E

empty-headed

vsmindless

• Offensive

3 6.3

Silly, not very intelligent and not serious

is lack of thought or consideration, not just light or playful behaviour

U

unmindful

vsmindless

1 7.2

Not aware of what is happening around you

lacks active thought or consideration beyond simple inattention

B

braindead

vsmindless

• Offensive

1 7.3

Very stupid and showing little thought

is a general lack of thought or consideration rather than an extreme state

U

unthoughtful

vsmindless

1 6.3

Not thinking about how actions hurt other people

is a total absence of thought or awareness rather than mere carelessness

L

low-thoughted

vsmindless

• Offensive

9.9

Showing little intelligence and only simple ideas

is absence of thought or consideration even beyond mere superficiality

Antonyms

A

aware

∞ 2.7

Knowing that something exists or is happening

T

thoughtful

68 2.6

Serious and quietly thinking about something

Compounds

M

meeting of the mindless

• Offensive

9.2

A gathering where people have no useful ideas or real discussion

How Mindful

thoughtful

19 3.2

mindful

57 4.0

mindless

39 4.1

inattentive

5 5.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology