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as in dumb
not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily
a dead-end job fit only for mindless drones
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as in careless
not paying or showing close attention especially for the purpose of avoiding trouble
mindless of danger, the foolhardy skiers ignored the avalanche warnings
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Recent Examples of mindless
This heady sci-fi masterpiece from Denis Villeneuve tackles such a concept with thought and care, showing that a blockbuster doesn't have to be mindless.
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Jan. 2026
Old thoughts may swirl, especially during otherwise mindless activities, like driving or doing the dishes.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2026
However, just because these gadgets save time and give us peace of mind, still doesn’t make doing the laundry a completely mindless task.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2026
Calls and essential notifications still get through, but everything else is off-limits, giving users a literal pause from mindless scrolling.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Jan. 2026
Old thoughts may swirl, especially during otherwise mindless activities, like driving or doing the dishes.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2026
However, just because these gadgets save time and give us peace of mind, still doesn’t make doing the laundry a completely mindless task.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2026
Calls and essential notifications still get through, but everything else is off-limits, giving users a literal pause from mindless scrolling.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mindless
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For the young generation of digital natives navigating AI anxiety around keeping up with peers using the technology and AI displacing them from jobs, the fear of the technology making people dumber is dominant.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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This lens helps explain everything from investing mistakes and overspending to why some people quietly build wealth while others blow money in ways that, from the outside, look spectacularly dumb.—
Jasna Hodžić,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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When a newspaper is felled by careless or malicious owners, millions of people are hurt, in big ways and small ways and ways that are impossible to measure.—
Alexandra Petri,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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Karlsson was on the wrong side of the puck all evening, made careless decisions and generally played a thoughtless game.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Being able to be in a room full of comedians being stupid and funny like this is a once in a lifetime opportunity.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2026
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Republican primary voters who do stupid things and vote for candidates with no chance of winning suffer the consequences.—
Kevin Igoe,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Feb. 2026
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The protections, known as the Flores Settlement Agreement, trace back to a 1985 class-action lawsuit against the federal government alleging that immigrant children were being held in unsafe conditions.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
6 Feb. 2026
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Revelations in 2020 that Boohoo’s Leicester contractors were subjecting their workers to exploitative pay and unsafe conditions certainly sullied the Midlands city’s reputation.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Feb. 2026
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The studio believes that February, once seen as a slow month for moviegoing, has become a much more lucrative corridor to release films.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2026
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What was once a slow squeeze has become an acute system failure for patients statewide.—
Andrew Hevesi,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Later that month, a reckless driver trying to flee police hit and killed a 28-year-old man.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Oceanside City Council recently revised their e-bike ordinance to allow law enforcement to confiscate e-bikes from reckless riders.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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The 18-year-old was also charged with simple assault, a misdemeanor and summary charges of harassment and disorderly conduct.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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With similar pressures and temperatures to those found at Earth’s surface, Venus, up above its cloud-tops, might already be home to simple but hardy microbial life forms.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Feb. 2026
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These caverns under sidewalks could be used for storage, and circular pieces of thick glass in the sidewalk added natural light to these eerie underground chambers.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2026
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The Bucklebury countryside is known for its thick woodlands, which add an extra layer of privacy to the exclusive area, attracting a less-flashy set.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Mindless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mindless. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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