thoughtless

B2 Topic:People & Society
US /ˈθɔtləs/ UK /ˈθɔːtləs/
adj Freq #19174

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Not thinking about how your actions affect other people; inconsiderate.

    It was thoughtless of him to forget her birthday.

  2. 2
    adj

    Done or said without careful thinking.

    The argument started with a thoughtless remark.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · not thinking about how your... unthinkingcarelessinconsiderate
2 adj · done or said without... carelessmindless
Word family
Forms thoughtlessly
Derived forms thoughtlesslythoughtlessness

Etymology

From thought + -less.

Topics

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