Unthinking — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not exhibiting or characterized by careful thought

without care or thought for others

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnθˈɪŋkɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnθˈɪŋkɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnθˈɪŋkɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /ʌnθˈɪŋkɪŋ/.

Examples

the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; `Let them eat cake'
he stared thoughtlessly at the picture

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lumpish unreflective unthoughtful unthinkingly uncaring lumpen thoughtlessly thoughtless

Antonyms

thoughtfully

Parts of Speech

adjective	not exhibiting or characterized by careful thought
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'”
adjective	mentally sluggish
adverb	in a thoughtless manner “he stared thoughtlessly at the picture”

Word Forms

unthoughtfulness	noun	the trait of not thinking carefully before acting
thoughtlessness	noun	the quality of failing to be considerate of others

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gedankenlos

nicht ausstellend oder durch sorgfältiges Nachdenken gekennzeichnet

🇫🇷French

irréfléchi

ne présentant pas ou caractérisé par une réflexion approfondie

🇪🇸Spanish

irreflexivo

no exhibir o caracterizarse por un pensamiento cuidadoso

🇮🇹Italian

sconsiderato

non esibito o caratterizzato da un'attenta riflessione

🇳🇱Dutch

gedachteloos

niet vertonend of gekenmerkt door zorgvuldig nadenken

🇵🇹Portuguese

impensado

não exibindo ou caracterizado por pensamento cuidadoso

🇷🇺Russian

бездумный

не проявляющий и не характеризующийся тщательной продумкой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कल्पनातीत

सावधानीपूर्वक विचार द्वारा प्रदर्शित या चित्रित नहीं होना

🇧🇩Bengali

চিন্তাহীন

প্রদর্শন বা সতর্ক চিন্তা দ্বারা চিহ্নিত করা হয় না

🇮🇳Tamil

சிந்திக்காமல்

கவனமாக சிந்தனையால் வெளிப்படுத்தப்படுவதில்லை அல்லது வகைப்படுத்தப்படவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆలోచించని

జాగ్రత్తగా ఆలోచించడం ద్వారా ప్రదర్శించడం లేదా వర్గీకరించడం లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

विचारहीन

काळजीपूर्वक विचार करून प्रदर्शित किंवा वैशिष्ट्यीकृत नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવિચારી

સાવચેત વિચાર દ્વારા પ્રદર્શન અથવા લાક્ષણિકતા નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಯೋಚಿಸದೆ

ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯ ಚಿಂತನೆಯಿಂದ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ ಅಥವಾ ನಿರೂಪಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചിന്തിക്കാത്ത

ശ്രദ്ധാപൂർവമായ ചിന്ത പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുകയോ സ്വഭാവം കാണിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്നില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਾ ਸੋਚਣ ਵਾਲਾ

ਧਿਆਨ ਨਾਲ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਿਤ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر سوچنے والا

محتاط سوچ کی نمائش یا خصوصیت نہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不加思考的

没有表现出或以深思熟虑为特征

🇯🇵Japanese

何も考えていない

慎重な思考を示さない、または慎重な思考を特徴とする

🇰🇷Korean

생각이 없는

신중한 생각을 나타내지 않거나 특징을 나타내지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không suy nghĩ

không trưng bày hoặc đặc trưng bởi suy nghĩ cẩn thận

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ได้คิด

ไม่แสดงหรือแสดงลักษณะด้วยการคิดอย่างรอบคอบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

yg membabi buta

tidak menunjukkan atau ditandai dengan pemikiran yang cermat

🇵🇭Filipino

walang iniisip

hindi nagpapakita o nailalarawan sa pamamagitan ng maingat na pag-iisip

🇲🇾Malay

tidak berfikir

tidak mempamerkan atau bercirikan pemikiran yang teliti

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غافل

لا تظهر أو تتميز بالتفكير الدقيق

🇮🇷Persian

بی فکر

نشان نمی دهد یا با تفکر دقیق مشخص نمی شود

🇹🇷Turkish

düşüncesiz

dikkatli düşünme ile sergilememek veya karakterize etmemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

חסר מחשבה

לא מציג או מאופיין במחשבה זהירה

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