as in careless
not paying or showing close attention especially for the purpose of avoiding trouble
heedless drivers who back out of parking spaces without looking
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Recent Examples of heedless
What’s worse, Jeremiah, heedless of the fact that Belly’s 20 percent off coupon expires tomorrow, is still at the office in Boston and so can’t come with her to Michael’s.
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Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
The cowboy operates on his own personal code heedless of others.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
More significantly, the vengeful felon-in-chief has sent a clear-cut message: Oppose his heedless, plainly unconstitutional actions in court — one of the only avenues left to fight Trump’s creeping authoritarianism — and there will be a dear price to pay.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Others marveled that the Foreign Office could have been so heedless as to send such a sensitive communication via wireless, and expressed their bewilderment that a top-secret document could have ended up in American hands.
—Timothy W. Ryback, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2025
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Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
The cowboy operates on his own personal code heedless of others.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
More significantly, the vengeful felon-in-chief has sent a clear-cut message: Oppose his heedless, plainly unconstitutional actions in court — one of the only avenues left to fight Trump’s creeping authoritarianism — and there will be a dear price to pay.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Others marveled that the Foreign Office could have been so heedless as to send such a sensitive communication via wireless, and expressed their bewilderment that a top-secret document could have ended up in American hands.
—Timothy W. Ryback, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heedless
Adjective
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But Thomas has been lazy all year and lost a catch Sunday being careless with his feet on what should have been an easy completion on the sideline, unable to get a second foot down with a lot of room.—
Michael Salfino,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The subsequent uncertainty and introspection are exacerbated during a pre-festival press conference, which becomes a flashpoint when the cast and crew come under fire for an allegedly careless adaptation.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Through this program, educators can report issues such as bullying or unsafe content directly from Instagram.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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The athletes asked the state to amend regulations to keep biological males from joining girls’ teams or using female locker rooms, saying the lack of clear rules was unfair and unsafe.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Wallen was originally booked on three felony counts of reckless endangerment and one misdemeanor for disorderly conduct.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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The country star was charged with three counts of reckless endangerment and one misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Heedless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heedless. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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