unthinking
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- adjective
- /ʌnˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
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irreflexivo
- Freethinkers are always happy to discover like minds engaged in free inquiry in an otherwise unthinking society.
For the rebels among us, unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.
- For the rebels among us, unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.
- Naivete, gullibility is trusting people in a credulous, unthinking way.
- The trouble is caused by unthinking people who carelessly throw away ageless ideals as if they were old and outworn machinery.
- This is another unthinking thing that doctors tell their patients.
Examples
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Perhaps it was a little unthinking of me.
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This is another unthinking thing that doctors tell their patients.
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How can you be so unthinking!
Fiction book (2002) -
For the rebels among us, unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.
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What you think of yourself is what's important, not what an unthinking comment says.
Blog text (13) -
In other words, it reveals what a callous, unthinking person you are.
Blog text (2) -
The trouble is caused by unthinking people who carelessly throw away ageless ideals as if they were old and outworn machinery.
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His unthinking comments during the meeting upset many of his colleagues.
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The politician's unthinking promises did not consider the impact on the local community.
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Acting in an unthinking manner, she agreed to the proposal without reading the fine print.
Synonyms
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Not caring about how your words or actions may hurt others
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Not thinking about how actions hurt other people
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Not thinking carefully before acting or speaking
A person who does not think carefully before acting
Not planning ahead or thinking about the future
Antonyms
How Thoughtless
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unthinking comes from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and the verb think meaning 'to use your mind'. So unthinking describes a remark or action made without care or thought for the result.