thoughtless
UK/ˈθɔːtləs//ˈθɔtləs/
thoughtless adjective: marked by or showing lack of due thought or care.
Adjective
thoughtless (comparative more thoughtless, superlative most thoughtless)
- Marked by or showing lack of due thought or care.
- Synonyms:
- careless, mindless, insensitive
- Inconsiderate, inattentive.
- A thoughtless remark.
- Lacking thought or consideration.
- The debate turned into thoughtless bickering.
- In thoughtless and breathless fear I rushed forward to avoid this host of demons, but while flying thus still more frightful and distorted shapes appeared, and I fancied I felt their hands clutching me.1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 281
- Synonyms:
- insensate
thoughtless meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam
thoughtless in Hindi
- thoughtless, inconsiderate
- विचारहीन vicārhīn
thoughtless in Tamil
- செல்லப்பிள்ளைவிளையாட்டு
thoughtless in Urdu
- عاقبت نا اندیش, الل ٹپو
thoughtless in Malayalam
- ആലോചനാരഹിതനായ, എടുത്തുചാട്ടക്കാരനായ
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- thoughtless in Kannada
- ಓರದ, ಉನ್ನದ, ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯಿಲ್ಲದ
Synonyms of thoughtless
Forms of thoughtless
| comparative | more thoughtless |
|---|---|
| superlative | most thoughtless |
Origin of thoughtless
From thought + -less.
Words formed from thoughtless
Questions about thoughtless
- What does thoughtless mean?
- Thoughtless means marked by or showing lack of due thought or care.
- What is thoughtless in Hindi?
- Thoughtless in Hindi is विचारहीन (vicārhīn). See Thoughtless meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is thoughtless?
- Thoughtless is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce thoughtless?
- Thoughtless is pronounced /ˈθɔːtləs/ (UK).
Words near thoughtless in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: thoughtless (page history and authors); विचारहीन (Hindi) (page history and authors); thoughtless (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); thoughtless (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); thoughtless (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); thoughtless (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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