Thoughtless — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

showing lack of careful thought

without care or thought for others

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/θˈɔːtləs/

🇬🇧British English

/θˈɔːtləs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/θˈɔːtləs/

2 syllables Say it as /θˈɔːtləs/.

Examples

the debate turned into thoughtless bickering
the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; `Let them eat cake'

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unthinking uncaring

Antonyms

thoughtful

Parts of Speech

adjective	showing lack of careful thought “the debate turned into thoughtless bickering”
adjective	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'”

Word Forms

thoughtlessness

noun

the trait of not thinking carefully before acting

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gedankenlos

zeigt einen Mangel an sorgfältigem Nachdenken

🇫🇷French

irréfléchi

montrant un manque de réflexion

🇪🇸Spanish

irreflexivo

mostrando falta de pensamiento cuidadoso

🇮🇹Italian

sconsiderato

mostrando mancanza di attenzione

🇳🇱Dutch

gedachteloos

blijk geven van een gebrek aan zorgvuldig nadenken

🇵🇹Portuguese

impensado

mostrando falta de reflexão cuidadosa

🇷🇺Russian

бездумный

показывая отсутствие тщательного обдумывания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अल्हड़

सावधानीपूर्वक विचार की कमी दिखा रहा है

🇧🇩Bengali

চিন্তাহীন

সতর্ক চিন্তার অভাব দেখাচ্ছে

🇮🇳Tamil

சிந்தனையற்ற

கவனமாக சிந்தனை இல்லாததைக் காட்டுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆలోచనలేని

జాగ్రత్తగా ఆలోచన లేకపోవడం చూపిస్తున్నారు

🇮🇳Marathi

विचारहीन

काळजीपूर्वक विचाराचा अभाव दर्शवित आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિચારહીન

સાવચેત વિચારનો અભાવ દર્શાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಲೋಚನೆಯಿಲ್ಲದ

ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯ ಚಿಂತನೆಯ ಕೊರತೆಯನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചിന്താശൂന്യമായ

സൂക്ഷ്മമായ ചിന്തയുടെ അഭാവം കാണിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਚਾਰਹੀਣ

ਸਾਵਧਾਨ ਸੋਚ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ ਦਿਖਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے خیال

محتاط سوچ کی کمی کو ظاہر کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无思想的

表现出缺乏深思熟虑

🇯🇵Japanese

無思慮な

注意深い考えが欠けていることを示す

🇰🇷Korean

인정 없는

신중한 생각이 부족함을 보여줌

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thiếu suy nghĩ

thể hiện sự thiếu suy nghĩ cẩn thận

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่คิด

แสดงว่าขาดความรอบคอบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tanpa berpikir

menunjukkan kurangnya pemikiran yang cermat

🇵🇭Filipino

walang iniisip

nagpapakita ng kawalan ng maingat na pag-iisip

🇲🇾Malay

tidak berfikir panjang

menunjukkan kekurangan pemikiran yang teliti

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طائش

تظهر عدم وجود تفكير دقيق

🇮🇷Persian

بی فکر

نشان دادن عدم تفکر دقیق

🇹🇷Turkish

düşüncesiz

dikkatli düşünme eksikliğini gösteriyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֲסַר מַחֲשָׁבָה

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