- Marked by or showing lack of due thought or care; careless. See synonyms at careless.
- Inconsiderate; inattentive: a thoughtless remark.
- Lacking thought: The debate turned into thoughtless bickering.
thoughtlessness thought'less·ness n.
Dictionary:
thought·less (thôt'lĭs) ![]() |
| Thesaurus: thoughtless |
adjective
| Antonyms: thoughtless |
Definition: absent-minded, unobservant
Antonyms: attentive, heeding, mindful, observant, thoughtful
adj
Definition: inconsiderate
Antonyms: considerate, kind, thinking, thoughtful, unselfish
| WordNet: thoughtless |
The adjective has 4 meanings:
Meaning #1:
showing lack of careful thought
Antonym: thoughtful (meaning #2)
Meaning #2:
marked by or paying little heed or attention; we know now that it is bad economics"--Franklin D. Roosevelt
Synonyms: heedless, unheeding
Meaning #3:
without care or thought for others; `Let them eat cake'"
Synonyms: uncaring, unthinking
Meaning #4:
(usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration
Synonyms: careless, regardless
| Translations: Thoughtless |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - tankeløs, ubetænksom, hensynsløs, ubekymret, ligegyldig
Nederlands (Dutch)
zelfzuchtig, onnadenkend
Français (French)
adj. - irréfléchi, sans égards, sans considération
Deutsch (German)
adj. - unüberlegt, leichtsinnig, gedankenlos, rücksichtslos
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απερίσκεπτος, ασυλλόγιστος, επιπόλαιος, απρόσεκτος, αδιάκριτος, χωρίς "τακτ"
Italiano (Italian)
sconsiderato, sbadato
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - inconsiderado (m), estouvado (m)
Русский (Russian)
бездумный, опрометчивый, неосмотрительный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - irreflexivo, desconsiderado, descuidado
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - tanklös, obetänksam
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
没有考虑的, 轻率的, 无深虑的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 沒有考慮的, 輕率的, 無深慮的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 경솔한, 불친절한, 부주의한
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 思慮を欠く, 軽率な, 不親切な
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - חסר-מחשבה, לא מתחשב בזולת, לא זהיר, פזיז, נמהר, אנוכי
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