unmindfully
1
7.3
- adverb
- /ʌnˈmaɪndfəlɪ/
- She unmindfully left her umbrella at the café and got soaked in the rain.
Examples
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He scrolled through his phone unmindfully while walking, nearly bumping into a lamppost.
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So he broke the doughnut and ate the pieces, and the worm, heedlessly, unmindfully.
Fiction book (1992) -
The children played unmindfully in the street, oblivious to the approaching car.
Synonyms
64
5.2
Without meaning to do something
35
4.0
Without thinking or knowing you do something
29
3.4
Without meaning to
28
6.0
In a way you do not know you are doing
21
4.2
Doing something without being aware of it
16
1.0
In a way that you do something without thinking or paying attention
14
8.1
In a cheerful, careless way that shows little concern
13
4.6
In a distracted way, as if your mind is somewhere else
11
5.8
Without thinking or paying attention
4
6.4
In a way that shows you are not paying attention because your mind is somewhere else
3
6.6
In a careless way without proper care or attention
3
4.9
Without thinking carefully or caring about others
3
5.8
In a way that shows no careful attention
2
7.0
Speak or act without careful thought
2
8.4
To do something without thinking carefully first
1
6.5
Not noticing what happens around you
1
9.5
In a lazy, careless way with little interest
1
3.2
In a way that shows you do not remember
1
6.5
In a way that shows no attention to what is happening
1
9.9
In an unplanned way not on purpose
1
9.5
Without planning or thinking about it first
1
6.3
In a way that shows little care or attention
Antonyms
How Carefully
2
3.9
839
1.0
8
3.0
1
6.5
1
7.3
16
1.0
29
4.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unmindfully comes from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and mindful, made from mind + -ful, meaning 'paying attention', so a helpful way to remember it is to think of someone's 'mind' being elsewhere and it means 'carelessly' or 'without attention'.