unreflective

Definition of unreflectivenext

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Recent Examples of unreflective The algae is a perfect metaphor to reflect on our unreflective president and his impulsive and solipsistic style of governing. Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unreflective
Adjective
  • Your method of dismissing your flippant remarks, then, is probably the next best option to silence.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
  • Chick lit was flippant and fizzy and fun, above all, as effervescent and guiltless as a vodka soda.
    Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 4 May 2026
Adjective
  • Margaret, what the president said is just goofy word salad.
    CBS News, CBS News, 28 June 2026
  • As Buffy’s bafoonish brother, Dave Sheridan played an unlikely killer (though Doofy GIlmore ends up being far less goofy than originally expected).
    Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 27 June 2026
Adjective
  • The decision followed the Columbia Association's ethics panel concluding that Greenberg, Emery, and Avery filed a frivolous ethics complaint.
    Dennis Valera, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Her attorneys argued that the fee award would help to deter frivolous and retaliatory suits against accusers in the future.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 June 2026
Adjective
  • Susan Blanchard co-starred as Tina Kelly, his scatterbrained housekeeper.
    Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The novel begins on a Monday afternoon like any other at its three adolescent central characters’ loving but scatterbrained aunt Xía’s house in Miami.
    Juan Vidal, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • In contrast, Dessalines is typically described as violent, unthinking, emotional and heartless.
    Julia Gaffield, The Conversation, 15 June 2026
  • Along the way, Daisy and Hoke each will confront, acknowledge and, in a way, overcome their own often-unthinking prejudice.
    Oline Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • This tragedy serves as a powerful reminder that no family should have to bury a child because of someone’s thoughtless and irresponsible choices.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026
  • This rhetoric is not just the thoughtless ramblings of mindless partisans.
    Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2026

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“Unreflective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unreflective. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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