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- [thawt-lis]
- /ˈθɔt lɪs/
- /ˈθɔːt.ləs/
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- [thawt-lis]
- /ˈθɔt lɪs/
Definitions of thoughtless word
- adjective thoughtless lacking in consideration for others; inconsiderate; tactless: a thoughtless remark. 1
- adjective thoughtless characterized by or showing lack of thought: a shallow, thoughtless book. 1
- adjective thoughtless not thinking enough; careless or heedless: thoughtless of his health. 1
- adjective thoughtless devoid of or lacking capacity for thought. 1
- adjective thoughtless person: inconsiderate 1
- adjective thoughtless remark: tactless 1
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Origin of thoughtless
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95; thought1 + -less
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Parts of speech for Thoughtless
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
thoughtless popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
thoughtless usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for thoughtless
adv thoughtless
- abstractedly — lost in thought; deeply engrossed or preoccupied.
- agilely — quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe: an agile leap.
- airily — in a jaunty or high-spirited manner
- automatically — without volition or from force of habit; mechanically: Whenever I hear that song, I automatically think of my dad.
- blindly — If you say that someone does something blindly, you mean that they do it without having enough information, or without thinking about it.
adj thoughtless
- aimless — A person or activity that is aimless has no clear purpose or plan.
- airheaded — Slang. a scatterbrained, stupid, or simple-minded person; dolt.
- all wet — wrong; mistaken
- anencephalic — born with no or only a partial brain
- anencephalous — congenital absence of part or all of the brain.
adjective thoughtless
- asocial — avoiding contact; not gregarious
- coldblooded — having a body temperature that fluctuates, approximating that of the surrounding air, land, or water
- coldhearted — lacking sympathy; unfeeling
- crass — Crass behaviour is stupid and does not show consideration for other people.
- dingdong — Alternative spelling of ding-dong.
adverb thoughtless
- crassly — without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid: crass commercialism; a crass misrepresentation of the facts.
- daringly — In a daring manner; boldly; courageously; fearlessly; impudently.
- disregardfully — In a disregardful manner; negligently; heedlessly.
- ethereally — In an ethereal manner.
- expeditiously — In an expeditious manner.
Antonyms for thoughtless
adj thoughtless
- advertent — paying attention; heedful
- aforethought — premeditated (esp in the phrase malice aforethought)
- alive to — fully aware of; perceiving
- all ears — If someone says that they are all ears, they mean that they are ready and eager to listen.
- all there — having his or her wits about him or her; of normal intelligence
adv thoughtless
- anxiously — full of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune; greatly worried; solicitous: Her parents were anxious about her poor health.
- attentively — while giving attention; observantly: Please listen attentively.
- carefully — cautious in one's actions: Be careful when you cross the street.
- circumspectly — watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent: circumspect behavior.
- concernedly — interested or affected: concerned citizens.
adjective thoughtless
- alert — If you are alert, you are paying full attention to things around you and are able to deal with anything that might happen.
- choicy — Fastidious; choosy; discriminating.
- coldblooded — having a body temperature that fluctuates, approximating that of the surrounding air, land, or water
- coolheaded — not easily flustered; calm
- deliberate — If you do something that is deliberate, you planned or decided to do it beforehand, and so it happens on purpose rather than by chance.
adverb thoughtless
- delayed — of or relating to a particle, as a neutron or alpha particle, that is emitted from an excited nucleus formed in a nuclear reaction, the emission occurring some time after the reaction is completed.
- difficultly — not easily or readily done; requiring much labor, skill, or planning to be performed successfully; hard: a difficult job.
- effortfully — In an effortful manner: with effort.
- heedfully — In a heedful manner.
- warily — in a wary manner.
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