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
The heedless afternoons of childhood meet the fatherless afternoons of late middle age, and the bereaved son is in danger of being buried in them.
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James Wood, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
To him, though, the bistro is perfect, rich in singular details that people of more heedless taste might have scrubbed away.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025
His Victor is the product of a coddling mother (Mia Goth), who dies young and leaves him emotionally adrift, and a domineering father (Charles Dance), who molds him into a brilliant but heedless inventor.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025
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.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
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James Wood, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
To him, though, the bistro is perfect, rich in singular details that people of more heedless taste might have scrubbed away.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025
His Victor is the product of a coddling mother (Mia Goth), who dies young and leaves him emotionally adrift, and a domineering father (Charles Dance), who molds him into a brilliant but heedless inventor.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025
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.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heedless
Adjective
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The game has been played at A&M's tempo, causing the Gaels to make careless mistakes.—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Mar. 2026
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Democrats accuse the Justice Department of withholding too many files and making careless redactions that exposed intimate details about victims.—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Supply chain due diligence should also address wage violations, unsafe workplaces, restrictions on workers’ freedom of association and environmental harms.—
Anna Bryher,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Mar. 2026
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The new detention center will ultimately replace the current county detention center in downtown Kansas City, which is more than four decades old, has fallen into partial disrepair and has long been plagued by unsafe overcrowding and allegations of abuse and mismanagement.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2026
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Hales, who is free on $160,000 bail, faces two counts of reckless burning causing death, two counts of reckless burning of an inhabited structure, two counts of child endangerment and one count of animal cruelty.—
Jasmine Mendez
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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He was acquitted at the first trial of murder and reckless endangerment.—
Mike Randall,
USA Today,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Heedless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heedless. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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