as in careless
not paying or showing close attention especially for the purpose of avoiding trouble
heedless drivers who back out of parking spaces without looking
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Recent Examples of heedless
Our goal is to bleed Russia dry with Ukrainian soldiers and sacrifices heedless of the industrial-scale suffering inflicted on the Ukrainian people.
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Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2025
My headlong descent had much more to do with a willful and heedless pursuit of hedonism.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
To this day, heedless shootings at parades are not unheard of in the Big Easy.
—Maurice Carlos Ruffin, TIME, 3 Jan. 2025
The gunman raised the weapon, heedless of a woman standing nearby on the sidewalk.
—Maria Cramer, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2025
My headlong descent had much more to do with a willful and heedless pursuit of hedonism.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
To this day, heedless shootings at parades are not unheard of in the Big Easy.
—Maurice Carlos Ruffin, TIME, 3 Jan. 2025
The gunman raised the weapon, heedless of a woman standing nearby on the sidewalk.
—Maria Cramer, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heedless
Adjective
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She was cited with careless driving, the sheriff’s office said.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2025
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Following the accident, the driver, a 61-year-old woman, was cited with careless driving and cooperated with investigators at the scene, the sheriff’s office said.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Supporters of Galloway’s bill argued that the city’s enforcement of its ban has been lax, forcing residents and business owners near encampments to confront people experiencing mental illness, using drugs or making customers feel unsafe.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Apr. 2025
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For home-renovation questions, Google’s AI may give advice that’s unsafe or simply inaccurate, such as recommending specific products that don’t exist, McBride said.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Now, as his reckless tariffs rattle markets and the stock market tumbles, the real cost of his policies is coming into view.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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This reckless governance has fueled a housing affordability crisis.—
Chris Miller,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Heedless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heedless. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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