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
And just as the country at large is still reckoning with the consequences of its conquest of the West, the Western genre will always have to grapple with its most thoughtless and hateful portrayals.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 18 July 2025
Pedal-assist Citi Bike riders are often as thoughtless in their thwarting common-sense safety rules.
—Steve Cohen, New York Daily News, 13 July 2025
Multiple offenses for each race will mean long jail sentences and $100,000+ in fines, which should finally get the attention of these thoughtless fools.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 17 June 2025
In fact, read any news report of a flight diversion, and chances are there's a thoughtless passenger behind it – someone who didn't want to share the overhead bin space, insisted on jamming their seat all the way back, or didn't want to wait to use the bathroom.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 18 July 2025
Pedal-assist Citi Bike riders are often as thoughtless in their thwarting common-sense safety rules.
—Steve Cohen, New York Daily News, 13 July 2025
Multiple offenses for each race will mean long jail sentences and $100,000+ in fines, which should finally get the attention of these thoughtless fools.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 17 June 2025
In fact, read any news report of a flight diversion, and chances are there's a thoughtless passenger behind it – someone who didn't want to share the overhead bin space, insisted on jamming their seat all the way back, or didn't want to wait to use the bathroom.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thoughtless
Adjective
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These particular coffee-shop customers picked the wrong day to be rude, though.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Lions give a rude welcome back to Ben Johnson, while the 49ers run over the Saints.—
Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Guests will enjoy the experience free from disruptive behavior, foul language, obscene gestures, fighting, unruly conduct or inconsiderate actions.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
21 Sep. 2025
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These co-workers are not heroes for coming in to work with their germs, but selfish and inconsiderate.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The 49-year-old rapper kicked Adrien Broner off the show’s set for incessantly flirting with the two women to a disrespectful degree.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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That’s why any claim a critic wants to make, whatever disrespectful statement a skeptic, or hater wants to level on this team can’t be defended.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Thoughtless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thoughtless. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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