Unthinking
adjective
Not considering other people's feelings or possible results.
His unthinking remarks hurt her feelings.
Often appears as...
- unthinking remarks
- unthinking behavior
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Disapproving
adjective
Reacting or behaving without careful thought.
She gave an unthinking response to the reporter's question.
Often appears as...
- unthinking response
- unthinking obedience
adjective
Lacking intelligence or good judgment.
His unthinking decision led to negative consequences.
Often appears as...
- unthinking decision
- unthinking stupidity
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Disapproving
adjective
Not considering other people's feelings or possible results.
His unthinking remarks hurt her feelings.
Often appears as...
- unthinking remarks
- unthinking behavior
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Reacting or behaving without careful thought.
She gave an unthinking response to the reporter's question.
Often appears as...
- unthinking response
- unthinking obedience
adjective
Lacking intelligence or good judgment.
His unthinking decision led to negative consequences.
Often appears as...
- unthinking decision
- unthinking stupidity
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Context Sensitive
Use 'unthinking' to describe actions or remarks when someone ignores others' feelings.
He made unthinking comments without realizing how much they would offend.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Outcome
'Unthinking' often implies that someone's lack of consideration resulted in a negative impact.
Her unthinking choice to share the secret strained their friendship.
Pro Tip 3/3Beyond Intention
Describe actions as 'unthinking' when the person didn't mean to cause harm.
His unthinking neglect of the plants led to them wilting.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Sensitive
Use 'unthinking' to describe actions or remarks when someone ignores others' feelings.
He made unthinking comments without realizing how much they would offend.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Outcome
'Unthinking' often implies that someone's lack of consideration resulted in a negative impact.
Her unthinking choice to share the secret strained their friendship.
Pro Tip 3/3Beyond Intention
Describe actions as 'unthinking' when the person didn't mean to cause harm.
His unthinking neglect of the plants led to them wilting.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Sensitive
Use 'unthinking' to describe actions or remarks when someone ignores others' feelings.
He made unthinking comments without realizing how much they would offend.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Outcome
'Unthinking' often implies that someone's lack of consideration resulted in a negative impact.
Her unthinking choice to share the secret strained their friendship.
Pro Tip 3/3Beyond Intention
Describe actions as 'unthinking' when the person didn't mean to cause harm.
His unthinking neglect of the plants led to them wilting.
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Video examples
Sir Martin Rees: Earth...
There's an unthinking tendency to imagine that humans will be there, experiencing the sun's demise, but any life and intelligence that exists then will be as different from us as we are from bacteria. The unfolding of intelligence and complexity
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Music and creativity in...
into a benign, unthinking stupor. According to Plato, only very specific types of music were beneficial to a person's ethos. One should only listen to music that promotes intelligence, self-discipline, and courage,
Video examples
Sir Martin Rees: Earth...
There's an unthinking tendency to imagine that humans will be there, experiencing the sun's demise, but any life and intelligence that exists then will be as different from us as we are from bacteria. The unfolding of intelligence and complexity
Video examples
Music and creativity in...
into a benign, unthinking stupor. According to Plato, only very specific types of music were beneficial to a person's ethos. One should only listen to music that promotes intelligence, self-discipline, and courage,
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Daisaku Ikeda
Japanese Writer
Genuine happiness can only be achieved when we transform our way of life from the unthinking pursuit of pleasure to one committed to enriching our inner lives, when we focus on 'being more' rather than simply having more.
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Erving Goffman
Canadian Scientist
By definition, of course, we believe the person with a stigma is not quite human. On this assumption we exercise varieties of discrimination, through which we effectively, if often unthinkingly, reduce his life chances.
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Evgeny Morozov
Belarusian Writer
Solutionism' for me is, above all, an unthinking pursuit of perfection - by means of technology - without coming to grips with the fact that imperfection is an essential feature of liberal democracy.
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Jennifer Egan
American Novelist
One of my strengths as a writer is that I'm a good problem-solver. I write these unthinking, ungoverned first drafts. The project for me always is to turn that instinctive stuff into pages that work.
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Julia Leigh
Australian Novelist
All this talk about writing is a little bit moot, because it is almost an unthinking process. It is actually a paradox because you are constantly making choices.
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Hannah Fry
English Mathematician
In our urge to automate, in our eagerness to adopt the latest innovations, we appear to have developed a habit of unthinkingly handing over power to machines.
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John Maynard Keynes
English Economist
Words ought to be a little wild, for they are the assaults of thoughts on the unthinking.
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Sharmila Tagore
Indian Actress
There was a time in my life when I used the word 'crap' regularly and unthinkingly.
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George Crumb
American Composer
It is easy to write unthinking music.
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Sophocles
Greek Poet
Best to live lightly, unthinkingly.
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Daisaku Ikeda
Japanese Writer
Genuine happiness can only be achieved when we transform our way of life from the unthinking pursuit of pleasure to one committed to enriching our inner lives, when we focus on 'being more' rather than simply having more.
Quote examples
Erving Goffman
Canadian Scientist
By definition, of course, we believe the person with a stigma is not quite human. On this assumption we exercise varieties of discrimination, through which we effectively, if often unthinkingly, reduce his life chances.
Quote examples
Evgeny Morozov
Belarusian Writer
Solutionism' for me is, above all, an unthinking pursuit of perfection - by means of technology - without coming to grips with the fact that imperfection is an essential feature of liberal democracy.
Quote examples
Jennifer Egan
American Novelist
One of my strengths as a writer is that I'm a good problem-solver. I write these unthinking, ungoverned first drafts. The project for me always is to turn that instinctive stuff into pages that work.
Quote examples
Julia Leigh
Australian Novelist
All this talk about writing is a little bit moot, because it is almost an unthinking process. It is actually a paradox because you are constantly making choices.
Quote examples
Hannah Fry
English Mathematician
In our urge to automate, in our eagerness to adopt the latest innovations, we appear to have developed a habit of unthinkingly handing over power to machines.
Quote examples
John Maynard Keynes
English Economist
Words ought to be a little wild, for they are the assaults of thoughts on the unthinking.
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Sharmila Tagore
Indian Actress
There was a time in my life when I used the word 'crap' regularly and unthinkingly.
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George Crumb
American Composer
It is easy to write unthinking music.
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Sophocles
Greek Poet
Best to live lightly, unthinkingly.
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