thoughtless

/'θɔ:tlis/

Thân thiện

A thoughtless remark can hurt someone's feelings.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Lacking consideration for others; inconsiderate: Describes behavior or actions that show a disregard for the feelings, needs, or well-being of other people.
   • Lacking careful thought; heedless: Describes actions, statements, or decisions made without proper consideration, attention, or reflection.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • His thoughtless comment about her appearance hurt her feelings.
  • It was thoughtless of him to play loud music late at night.
  • The driver made a thoughtless mistake by not checking the blind spot.
  • She regretted her thoughtless promise, which she couldn't keep.

Advanced Usage

• "thoughtless of": Used to indicate what specific thing was not considered.
  • He was thoughtless of the consequences.
  • She is often thoughtless of other people's time.

Variants and Related Words

• Thoughtlessly (adverb): In a thoughtless manner.
  • He acted thoughtlessly and caused a problem.
• Thoughtlessness (noun): The quality or state of being thoughtless.
  • His thoughtlessness led to the accident.

Synonyms

• Inconsiderate: Not thinking of other people's feelings.
• Heedless: Paying no attention; careless.
• Careless: Not giving sufficient attention or thought to avoiding harm or errors.
• Tactless: Having or showing a lack of skill and sensitivity in dealing with others or with difficult issues.

Antonyms

• Thoughtful: Showing consideration for others; absorbed in or involving thought.
• Considerate: Careful not to inconvenience or harm others.
• Prudent: Acting with or showing care and thought for the future.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. without care or thought for others; `Let them eat cake'"
   • the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread
2. showing lack of careful thought
   • the debate turned into thoughtless bickering

Từ đồng nghĩa

• uncaring
• unthinking