heedless

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heedless

Heedless of the warning sign, the child ran across the busy street.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Characterized by a lack of care, concern, or attention; thoughtless: Describes a person or action that shows a careless disregard for consequences, warnings, or the needs of others.
    • Paying little or no attention; unmindful: Describes a state of being oblivious or inattentive to something.
Examples of Usage
  • Adjective:
    • The company's heedless dumping of chemicals polluted the river.
    • He drove at heedless speed through the residential neighborhood.
    • She was heedless of the warnings about the storm and went for a walk.
Advanced Usage
  • "heedless of": This is the most common construction, used to indicate what specific thing is being ignored or disregarded.
    • The politician proceeded, heedless of the growing public outcry.
    • They expanded the factory heedless of the environmental impact.
Variants and Related Words
  • Heedlessly (adverb): In a heedless manner.
    • He spent his inheritance heedlessly and was soon bankrupt.
  • Heedlessness (noun): The quality or state of being heedless.
    • His heedlessness led to a serious accident.
Synonyms
  • Careless: Not giving sufficient attention or thought to avoiding harm or errors.
  • Thoughtless: Showing a lack of consideration for others; inconsiderate.
  • Unmindful: Not conscious or aware.
  • Reckless: Without thinking or caring about the consequences of an action.
  • Inattentive: Not paying attention.
Antonyms
  • Heedful: Paying careful attention.
  • Attentive: Paying close attention to something.
  • Mindful: Conscious or aware of something.
  • Cautious: Careful to avoid potential problems or dangers.
  • Prudent: Acting with or showing care and thought for the future.
Related Phrases
  • To pay no heed: To ignore something completely. (This phrase uses the root word "heed," meaning attention.)
    • He paid no heed to the instructions and assembled it incorrectly.
heedless

Heedless of the warning sign, the child ran across the busy street.

Adjective
  1. characterized by careless unconcern
    • the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes- Edith Wharton
    • reckless squandering of public funds
  2. marked by or paying little heed or attention; we know now that it is bad economics"--Franklin D. Roosevelt
    • We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals
    • heedless of danger
    • heedless of the child's crying

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