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
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.
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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
However, a thoughtless gift—one that makes your spouse feel misunderstood, devalued, or invisible—may signal the need for focused attention and TLC in the relationship.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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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
However, a thoughtless gift—one that makes your spouse feel misunderstood, devalued, or invisible—may signal the need for focused attention and TLC in the relationship.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thoughtless
Adjective
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There is something shocking, almost rude, about comparing the aims of wardens and guards to those of curators and artists, but McKenzie has her reasons.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
28 Apr. 2025
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But the 37-year-old doesn’t always see eye to eye with fans, at least not those who frequently heckle him, and Pham’s reaction is too often rude, crude and lewd.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 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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Are there other reasons that explain why people might be inconsiderate in public?—
Shannon Doyne,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Thoughtless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thoughtless. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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