1
: lacking concern for others : inconsiderate
rude and thoughtless behavior
a thoughtless remark
thoughtlessly
adverb
thoughtlessness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of thoughtless in a Sentence
a selfish and thoughtless person
always making thoughtless comments that hurt other people's feelings
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In 2021, the same year Vance made his thoughtless comments, about 414,000 IVF cycles were performed in the U.S.
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Candy Woodall, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2024
The new release Twisters, however, is not a reboot but a pluralized update made in the Millennial spirit of a desperate, thoughtless hard sell.
—Armond White, National Review, 24 July 2024
For Tanya, the daughter of a sharecropper, the thoughtless room decoration served as a harmful reminder of her family’s past.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2024
It was killed by thoughtless Democrats in Albany, who, in a mad gambit over meaningless special election, have cost the city $19 billion.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 May 2024
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Candy Woodall, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2024
The new release Twisters, however, is not a reboot but a pluralized update made in the Millennial spirit of a desperate, thoughtless hard sell.
—Armond White, National Review, 24 July 2024
For Tanya, the daughter of a sharecropper, the thoughtless room decoration served as a harmful reminder of her family’s past.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2024
It was killed by thoughtless Democrats in Albany, who, in a mad gambit over meaningless special election, have cost the city $19 billion.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 May 2024
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“Thoughtless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thoughtless. Accessed 18 Sep. 2024.
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thoughtless
adjective
thought·less
ˈthȯt-ləs 
1
a
: not careful and alert
b
: done without thinking beforehand
thoughtless actions
2
: lacking concern for others : inconsiderate
a thoughtless remark
thoughtlessly
adverb
thoughtlessness
noun
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