Synonyms of thoughtless

thoughtless

adjective

ˈthȯt-ləs 

as in rude

showing a lack of manners or consideration for others

always making thoughtless comments that hurt other people's feelings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rude
• inconsiderate
• disrespectful
• abrupt
• discourteous
• ungracious
• arrogant
• impolite
• unmannerly
• impertinent
• uncivil
• uncalled-for
• blunt
• ill-mannered
• unmannered
• ill-bred
• incorrect
• improper
• gruff
• impudent
• vulgar
• unhandsome
• curt
• insolent
• shameless
• brazen
• bold
• boorish
• loutish
• uncouth
• cheeky
• churlish
• audacious
• clownish
• brash
• saucy
• brusque
• sassy
• antisocial
• disagreeable
• brassy
• sullen
• fresh
• surly
• indecent
• unseemly
• grumpy
• pretentious
• conceited
• crusty
• supercilious
• indecorous
• snippy
• presumptuous
• bold-faced
• haughty
• crabbed
• caddish
• bumptious
• arch
• pompous
• cross
• sharp
• imperious
• lippy
• peremptory
• superior
• brusk
• high-handed
• snippety

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• thoughtful
• civil
• polite
• gracious
• courteous
• considerate
• humble
• genteel
• modest
• meek
• appropriate
• dutiful
• respectful
• acceptable
• suitable
• good
• proper
• correct
• deferential
• right
• submissive
• friendly
• becoming
• decent
• respectable
• fitting
• meet
• well-bred
• hospitable
• graceful
• genial
• yielding
• mannerly
• cordial
• affable
• unassertive
• fit
• sociable
• felicitous
• chivalrous
• seemly
• decorous
• gallant
• befitting
• elegant
• courtly
• refined
• ceremonious

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of thoughtless

Political disputes have sundered families ‒ some siblings are no longer talking ‒ and heartless or thoughtless social media posts can bring people to tears. —Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2024

In 2021, the same year Vance made his thoughtless comments, about 414,000 IVF cycles were performed in the U.S. —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