unthinking
adjective
un·think·ing
ˌən-ˈthiŋ-kiŋ 
2
: not indicating thought or reflection
an unthinking decision
3
: not having the power of thought
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His unthinking agreement made me uneasy.
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Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2022
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Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2022
There’s the interest in Britney Spears and pop icons who had been assumed to be vacant, unthinking ingénues.
—Brandon Tensley, CNN, 23 Dec. 2022
The point is made: Pinocchio might have a hole where his heart should be, but is the unthinking servile person any less hollow?
—Michael Cavna, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022
For tens of millions of Americans, COVID-19 disrupted an important and largely unthinking habit: going to their place of work.
—Roger Martin, Fortune, 7 July 2022
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unthinking
adjective
un·think·ing
ˌən-ˈthiŋ-kiŋ
ˈən-
1
: not thinking : inattentive, thoughtless
unthinking people who litter the streets
2
: not having the power of thought
unthinkingly
adverb
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