[syn: thoughtlessly, unthinkingly, unthinking]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Unthinking \Un*think"ing\, a.
1. Not thinking; not heedful; thoughtless; inconsiderate; as,
unthinking youth.
[1913 Webster]
2. Not indicating thought or reflection; thoughtless.
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With earnest eyes, and round unthinking face,
He first the snuffbox opened, then the case. --Pope.
[1913 Webster] -- Un*think"ing*ly, adv. --
Un*think"ing*ness, n.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
unthinking
adv 1: in a thoughtless manner; "he stared thoughtlessly at the
picture" [syn: thoughtlessly, unthinkingly,
unthinking] [ant: thoughtfully]
adj 1: not exhibiting or characterized by careful thought [syn:
unreflective, unthinking, unthoughtful]
2: without care or thought for others; "the thoughtless saying
of a great princess on being informed that the people had no
bread; `Let them eat cake'" [syn: thoughtless, uncaring,
unthinking]
3: mentally sluggish [syn: lumpish, lumpen, unthinking]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
163 Moby Thesaurus words for "unthinking":
airy, arbitrary, automatic, blank, blankminded, blind, brainless,
calm, capricious, careless, casual, compulsive, conditioned, crazy,
cursory, degage, discourteous, disregardant, disregardful,
easygoing, empty, empty-headed, fatuous, feckless, flippant,
foolish, forced, forgetful, free and easy, hasty, headless,
heedless, idiotic, ignorant, ill-advised, ill-considered,
ill-contrived, ill-devised, ill-gauged, ill-judged, illogical,
imbecilic, impolite, impolitic, imprudent, impulsive, inadvertent,
inadvisable, inane, incogitant, inconsiderate, indifferent,
indiscreet, inept, inexpedient, injudicious, insane, insensate,
insouciant, instinctive, involuntary, irrational, lackbrained,
lazy, lean-minded, lean-witted, mad, mechanical, mindless,
misadvised, misguided, moronic, myopic, neglectful, nirvanic,
nonsensical, not bright, oblivious, of little brain, offhand,
passive, pea-brained, perfunctory, pin-brained, quietistic, rash,
reasonless, reckless, reflex, reflexive, regardless, relaxed,
respectless, rude, senseless, short-sighted, shortsighted, silly,
slackminded, slackwitted, stupid, tactless, thoughtfree,
thoughtless, tranquil, unaccommodating, unadvised, uncalculating,
uncaring, uncivil, uncomplaisant, unconscious, unconsidered,
uncooperative, undesigned, undiplomatic, undiscerning,
undiscriminating, unforeseeing, ungifted, unguarded, unguided,
unheedful, unheeding, unhelpful, unideaed, unintellectual,
unintelligent, unintended, unintentional, unmeant, unmeditated,
unmindful, unobliging, unoccupied, unperceiving, unperceptive,
unplanned, unpremeditated, unprepared, unprompted, unpurposed,
unready, unreasonable, unreasoning, unreflecting, unreflective,
unseeing, unsensible, unsolicitous, unsound, untactful, untalented,
unthought-of, unthoughtful, unwilled, unwilling, unwise, unwitting,
vacant, vacuous, witless, wrecking