as in rude
showing a lack of manners or consideration for others
always making thoughtless comments that hurt other people's feelings
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Recent Examples of thoughtless
To do a lot less foolish, thoughtless, stupid, idiotic things.
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Gwen Faulkenberry, Arkansas Online, 8 Jan. 2026
At best, both Labour and the Conservatives have spent political capital on an activist who has repeatedly expressed thoughtless and hateful views in public.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025
The story of an arthouse film director trying to reconnect with his estranged daughter, Joachim Trier’s film could finally see some Oscar love for Stellan Skarsgård, who plays the talented but thoughtless father, and Renate Reinsve, as his daughter, a brilliant but troubled actress.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2025
Intellectual and spiritual awakening pulled humans out of the natural cycles of thoughtless survival and led them to inquire into the meaning of life, the universe, and everything.
—Big Think, 16 Nov. 2025
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Gwen Faulkenberry, Arkansas Online, 8 Jan. 2026
At best, both Labour and the Conservatives have spent political capital on an activist who has repeatedly expressed thoughtless and hateful views in public.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025
The story of an arthouse film director trying to reconnect with his estranged daughter, Joachim Trier’s film could finally see some Oscar love for Stellan Skarsgård, who plays the talented but thoughtless father, and Renate Reinsve, as his daughter, a brilliant but troubled actress.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2025
Intellectual and spiritual awakening pulled humans out of the natural cycles of thoughtless survival and led them to inquire into the meaning of life, the universe, and everything.
—Big Think, 16 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thoughtless
Adjective
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Margot Robbie once had the world's rudest coworker.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Feb. 2026
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The other systems are even ruder.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Aggressive, inconsiderate and unsafe operation prevail.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Feb. 2026
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Any other course of action is inconsiderate of the employees and inconvenient for fellow customers.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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To compare this with Heraskevych’s plight strikes me as disrespectful to Naumov.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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This is wrong, disrespectful and a violation of our open government laws.—
Donna Frye,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Thoughtless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thoughtless. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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