: not taking heed : inconsiderate, thoughtless
heedless follies of unbridled youth—
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heedlessly
adverb
heedlessness
noun
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Examples of heedless in a Sentence
They remain heedless of their own safety.
the heedless use of natural resources
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The gunman raised the weapon, heedless of a woman standing nearby on the sidewalk.
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For better or for worse, Henri Bendel and the Worlds He Fashioned is a complete story: The book takes us up to 2019, when the store, in the heedless hands of L Brands, closed up shop for good.
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Victor approached the table, and began eating the steaks, heedless of the humans shouting and banging pots.
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Maria Cramer, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Phishing sites are fraudulent pages that ape secure sites and try to fool heedless visitors into giving away their credentials.
—PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
For better or for worse, Henri Bendel and the Worlds He Fashioned is a complete story: The book takes us up to 2019, when the store, in the heedless hands of L Brands, closed up shop for good.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2024
Victor approached the table, and began eating the steaks, heedless of the humans shouting and banging pots.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 29 Aug. 2024
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“Heedless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heedless. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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heedless
adjective
heed·less
ˈhēd-ləs 
: not taking heed : thoughtless
heedlessly
adverb
heedlessness
noun
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