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
As has happened so often with the Trump White House’s thoughtless policy decisions, this one was reversed a day later.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
Others might tear mercilessly into someone though the criticism is based principally on thoughtless emotional baggage and has no true bearing on the matter at hand.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
These wishes feel to me very thoughtless and insensitive.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Iris, played by Heretic and Yellowjackets star Sophie Thatcher, is a gorgeous yet enigmatic young woman who looks something like Zooey Deschanel in her New Girl years but without her happy, slightly thoughtless enthusiasm for life.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
Others might tear mercilessly into someone though the criticism is based principally on thoughtless emotional baggage and has no true bearing on the matter at hand.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
These wishes feel to me very thoughtless and insensitive.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Iris, played by Heretic and Yellowjackets star Sophie Thatcher, is a gorgeous yet enigmatic young woman who looks something like Zooey Deschanel in her New Girl years but without her happy, slightly thoughtless enthusiasm for life.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thoughtless
Adjective
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Carry-on rules exist for a reason and deliberately ignoring the rules is both rude and inconsiderate to everyone else who is.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 June 2025
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Matthews walked out of the home to talk to the suspect but returned to the house, saying Hoskins-Ellis said something rude to him.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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This includes uncouth habits like bad hygiene, inconsiderate acts like being self-centered or a violation of social norms.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Other users even suggested that the groomsman end his friendship with the groom and his soon-to-be wife over their inconsiderate behavior.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Thoughtless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thoughtless. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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