mindless
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3.6
- adjective
- /ˈmaɪndləs/
:
mecánico
- That's why I like to kind of veg or take naps or watch mindless television.
- mindless repetition
Mindless scrolling, mindless listening, mindless watching negativity.
- Mindless scrolling, mindless listening, mindless watching negativity.
- I mean, it's, it's a, it's a almost a mindless reflex to pull that thing out.
- Now boredom is optional and most people opt for mindless scrolling.
- And then mindless brain scrolling on TikTok.
- But that does mean not mindless scrolling, although I do some mindless scrolling too.
- This is for me instead of mindless scrolling on TikTok, I always have this box with me.
- You should stop to enjoy life, too, rather than wasting it in mindless work.
- Two, it's all about setting up systems that make it so, so mindless for you to be good with your money.
- I'm, I'm always conflicted on Twitter 'cause I almost hate how much I enjoy using it, 'cause I'm like, this is like this mindless bird app is consuming my time.
- So it, there are other ways of doing this, but this is, it's brute force, mindless and elegant.
Examples
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You're going to eat well, meditate, exercise, and watch mindless television.
Fiction book (2000) -
Students see it as mindless pressure gobbling up a very valuable period in their lives.
Academic text (1990) -
But you know, if you need a quick break, it's OK to do some mindless activity.
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Two, it's all about setting up systems that make it so, so mindless for you to be good with your money.
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And it's how we move from mindless eating to healthier eating.
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I can't just do some mindless job.
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We must be more than mindless functionaries who settle for whatever is doled out to us.
Fiction book (1993) -
Now boredom is optional and most people opt for mindless scrolling.
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Goal setting and self-monitoring are critical practice skills that distinguish purposeful drill from mindless repetition.
Academic text (2004) -
I enjoy doing some mindless chores like washing dishes while listening to music.
Synonyms
14
6.5
So boring that you stop paying attention
Boring and not interesting to think about or feel
Antonyms
Compounds
- Offensive
A gathering where people have no useful ideas or real discussion
How Demanding
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Mindless comes from mind 'the part that thinks' and -less 'without'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of mindful 'paying attention'; mindless is the opposite, so it describes simple tasks or activities that need very little thought.