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unconsidered

unconsidered

1 6.6
Made or said without careful thought
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌn.kənˈsɪd.ərd/
translation icon : irreflexivo
  • His unconsidered remark upset many people at the meeting.

Examples

  • The team's unconsidered decisions led to significant mistakes in the project.

  • She often gives unconsidered opinions without thinking about the consequences.

  • "Sure," I said, always first with the unconsidered response.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Until then, they were invisible, unconsidered as potential elements in a larger structure.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Again, this is an unconsidered convention, one which was not demanded by artists.

    Academic text (2002)
  • The film highlights the importance of history in an oft-unconsidered arena: sports.

    Blog text (23)
  • The unethical means may result in unconsidered or underestimated negative ends.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The specificity of this most important aspect of Gramscian thought is the very element that is extracted and left unconsidered.

    Academic text (1995)
  • "We must not allow our unconsidered veneration of the automobile to mask our fundamental need for community and connectedness," she advised the Chamber of Commerce.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • In an effort to better meet the needs of low-income students, this article suggests an often unconsidered set of questions that may lead toward more nuanced understandings of the ways in which teachers structure music programs.

    Academic text (2013)

Synonyms

unwise
vsunconsidered
40 3.5

A bad idea that shows a person does not think carefully

is focused on missing prior thought rather than general poor sense
ill-considered
vsunconsidered
4 6.8

Not carefully planned or thought about before doing it

is more general and stresses missing prior reflection
unthoughtful
vsunconsidered
1 6.3

Not thinking about how actions hurt other people

is the same but stresses absence of reflection
unreflective
vsunconsidered
1 7.0

Not thinking carefully before acting or speaking

is shallower in thinking rather than deliberate planning
unadvised
vsunconsidered
1 7.5

Acting without asking others and without thinking carefully

is about not thinking carefully rather than lacking external advice
ill-judged
vsunconsidered
1 6.3

An action or decision made without careful thought that causes problems

is about lack of careful thought rather than bad judgment

Antonyms

Made after careful thought

How Thoughtful

deliberate
125 4.1
careful
1.0
unconsidered
1 6.6
impulsive
78 4.4
thoughtless
37 4.0

Surface Forms

unconsidered positive

Morphology

unconsidered = considered (transparent) = un + consider + ed

The adjective is formed by negating the familiar adjective/participle 'considered' with the productive prefix 'un-', so the meaning is directly the opposite of 'considered'.

Etymology

The word unconsidered starts with un- meaning 'not' and the verb consider, which means 'to think about' and comes from a Latin word for 'careful looking'. So an unconsidered action is one done without careful thought.