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- [uhn-mahynd-fuh l]
- /ʌnˈmaɪnd fəl/
- /ʌnˈmaɪnd.fəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhn-mahynd-fuh l]
- /ʌnˈmaɪnd fəl/
Definitions of unmindful word
- adjective unmindful not mindful; unaware; heedless; forgetful; careless; neglectful: unmindful of obligations. 1
- adjective unmindful careless, heedless, or forgetful 0
- adjective unmindful not mindful or attentive; forgetful; heedless; careless 0
- adjective unmindful lacking awareness; oblivious. 0
- adjective unmindful failing to remember or recognize something; heedless. 0
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Origin of unmindful
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
First recorded in 1350-1400, unmindful is from the Middle English word unmyndeful. See un-1, mindful
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Parts of speech for Unmindful
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unmindful 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.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
unmindful usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unmindful
adj unmindful
- absent-minded — Someone who is absent-minded forgets things or does not pay attention to what they are doing, often because they are thinking about something else.
- airheaded — Slang. a scatterbrained, stupid, or simple-minded person; dolt.
- amnesic — a person affected by amnesia.
- anti-social — Someone who is anti-social is unwilling to meet and be friendly with other people.
- apprenticed — a person who works for another in order to learn a trade: an apprentice to a plumber.
adv unmindful
- anywise — in any way or manner; at all
- at random — If you choose people or things at random, you do not use any particular method, so they all have an equal chance of being chosen.
- carelessly — If someone does something carelessly, they do it without much thought or effort.
- helter-skelter — in headlong and disorderly haste: The children ran helter-skelter all over the house.
- hurriedly — moving or working rapidly, especially forced or required to hurry, as a person.
noun unmindful
- brush-off — a refusal to talk or listen to someone; abrupt or final dismissal or rebuff.
- callousness — made hard; hardened.
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- drowsiness — half-asleep; sleepy.
- in consequence — the effect, result, or outcome of something occurring earlier: The accident was the consequence of reckless driving.
adverb unmindful
- cluttered — filled with things or people in an untidy way
- confused — If you are confused, you do not know exactly what is happening or what to do.
- disorderly — characterized by disorder; irregular; untidy; confused: a disorderly desk.
- haphazard — characterized by lack of order or planning, by irregularity, or by randomness; determined by or dependent on chance; aimless.
- incautiously — In an incautious manner; with a lack of caution.
adjective unmindful
- daydreaming — indulgence in daydreams
- discinct — (archaic) ungirded; loosely dressed.
- distrait — inattentive because of distracting worries, fears, etc.; absent-minded.
- fantasising — Present participle of fantasise.
- fantasizing — Present participle of fantasize.
Antonyms for unmindful
adj unmindful
- advertent — paying attention; heedful
- aforethought — premeditated (esp in the phrase malice aforethought)
- alive to — fully aware of; perceiving
- apperceptive — conscious perception.
noun unmindful
- caring — If someone is caring, they are affectionate, helpful, and sympathetic.
adjective unmindful
- coldblooded — having a body temperature that fluctuates, approximating that of the surrounding air, land, or water
- 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.
- designful — full of design or intention
- observant — quick to notice or perceive; alert.
- observative — Observant; watchful.
adverb unmindful
- methodical — performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: a methodical person.
- organised — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
- organized — affiliated in an organization, especially a union: organized dockworkers.
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