All irreflective synonyms
adjective irreflective
- careless β If you are careless, you do not pay enough attention to what you are doing, and so you make mistakes, or cause harm or damage.
- inattentive β not attentive; negligent.
- reckless β utterly unconcerned about the consequences of some action; without caution; careless (usually followed by of): to be reckless of danger.
- asleep at the switch β a slender, flexible shoot, rod, etc., used especially in whipping or disciplining.
- daydreaming β indulgence in daydreams
- disregardful β neglectful; careless.
- feckless β ineffective; incompetent; futile: feckless attempts to repair the plumbing.
- foolhardy β recklessly or thoughtlessly bold; foolishly rash or venturesome.
- impetuous β of, relating to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive: an impetuous decision; an impetuous person.
- imprudent β not prudent; lacking discretion; incautious; rash.
- inadvertent β unintentional: an inadvertent insult.
- incautious β not cautious; careless; reckless; heedless.
- inconsiderate β without due regard for the rights or feelings of others: It was inconsiderate of him to keep us waiting.
- neglectful β characterized by neglect; disregardful; careless; negligent (often followed by of): neglectful of one's health.
- negligent β guilty of or characterized by neglect, as of duty: negligent officials.
- oblivious β unmindful; unconscious; unaware (usually followed by of or to): She was oblivious of his admiration.
- out to lunch β a light midday meal between breakfast and dinner; luncheon.
- precipitate β to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly: to precipitate an international crisis.
- rash β acting or tending to act too hastily or without due consideration.
- slapdash β in a hasty, haphazard manner: He assembled the motor slapdash.
- sloppy β muddy, slushy, or very wet: The field was a sloppy mess after the rain.
- thoughtless β lacking in consideration for others; inconsiderate; tactless: a thoughtless remark.
- uncaring β a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern: He was never free from care.
- unmindful β not mindful; unaware; heedless; forgetful; careless; neglectful: unmindful of obligations.
- observant β quick to notice or perceive; alert.
- unthinking β thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate: an unthinking, tactless person.
- unwary β not wary; not cautious or watchful, as against danger or misfortune.
- accidental β An accidental event happens by chance or as the result of an accident, and is not deliberately intended.
- unintended β purposed; designed; intentional: an intended snub.
- unintentional β not intentional or deliberate: an unintentional omission from the list.
- unwitting β inadvertent; unintentional; accidental: His insult, though unwitting, pained her.
- chance β If there is a chance of something happening, it is possible that it will happen.
- heedless β careless; thoughtless; unmindful: Heedless of the danger, he returned to the burning building to save his dog.
- unconcerned β not involved or interested; disinterested.
- undesigned β not planned beforehand; unpremeditated; unintentional.
- devise β If you devise a plan, system, or machine, you have the idea for it and design it.
- unheeding β to give careful attention to: He did not heed the warning.
- unplanned β a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
- unpremeditated β done deliberately; planned in advance: a premeditated murder.
- unthought β simple past tense and past participle of unthink.
- absent-minded β 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.
- foolish β resulting from or showing a lack of sense; ill-considered; unwise: a foolish action, a foolish speech.
- ill-advised β acting or done without due consideration; imprudent: an ill-advised remark.
- ill-considered β lacking thorough consideration; ill-suited; unwise.
- irrational β without the faculty of reason; deprived of reason.
- mindless β without intelligence; senseless: a mindless creature.
- senseless β destitute or deprived of sensation; unconscious.
- stupid β lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.
- bovine β Bovine means relating to cattle.