as in stupidness
the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind
despised the sheer mindlessness of the movie's violence
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Recent Examples of mindlessness
There’s the White House and its malicious megaphone of mindlessness; the generative AI advocates and their pushy, pathetic ploys; the Major League Baseball owners and their dedication to self-destruction.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2026
The show’s real villain is mindlessness, in other words.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2026
The show’s real villain is mindlessness, in other words.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mindlessness
Noun
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Hillsides covered in fuel The hills surrounding Concepción, Penco and Lirquén appear deep green from the air, carpeted in trees, and in the thickness of these forests lies an insidious risk.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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MacRumors thinks this could end up reducing the thickness of the iPhone’s display stack while improving brightness and minimizing power use.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
25 Apr. 2026
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That men like Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk are entrusted with businesses of tectonic influence can be difficult to understand, but their cults of personality have been able to survive scrutiny, perhaps because the money itself is too imposing a firewall for their own stupidity to penetrate.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
19 Apr. 2026
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Eric Swalwell, a prominent Democratic House member and a front-runner in the race for California governor, had his political career blown up by allegations of degeneracy and abject stupidity.—
Michelle Cottle,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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It’s known for its brightening properties, and Rare Beauty’s Always an Optimist Mist is chock-full of it—perfect for anyone experiencing a bout of dullness.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
21 Apr. 2026
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The brand promises results in four weeks—we’re talking reduced fine lines, dullness, and dark circles, along with improved elasticity, thanks to collagen-stimulating regrowth that encourages a more youthful appearance.—
Lauren Pardee,
InStyle,
13 Apr. 2026
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The slowness of encryption forces them to triage.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Julia's confession Fed up with local law enforcement's slowness and unresponsiveness, Christine and Katas eventually get FBI agent Dawn Martin on the case.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Apr. 2026
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Unlike its sibling concepts of dumbness and idiocy, stupidity isn’t really a personality trait.—
Jonny Thomson,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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Compare that to punk rock, which used dumbness as a tactic.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Aug. 2025
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She was found not responsible by reason of insanity and remanded to mental health treatment.—
Selina Guevara,
NBC news,
19 Apr. 2026
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Many of us have spent the past 15 months focused on chaos and bouts of incredulity, if not insanity.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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This season Fears has shown both the maturity of the player who came back to discuss his actions with his head coach, and the foolishness of the hothead who responded with the hard foul.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
19 Mar. 2026
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There was no foolishness tolerated from him and, of course, Magic, his lieutenant.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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Understand how rye works in baking Though dark, dense rye bread is delicious, rye flour does not inherently create denseness in other baked goods.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Mindlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mindlessness. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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