nonthinking

Definition of nonthinkingnext

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Adjective
  • In contrast, Dessalines is typically described as violent, unthinking, emotional and heartless.
    Julia Gaffield, The Conversation, 15 June 2026
  • Along the way, Daisy and Hoke each will confront, acknowledge and, in a way, overcome their own often-unthinking prejudice.
    Oline Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Bill stutters an affirmative response that captures every man who has held out irrational hope that a woman will return to him.
    Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2026
  • The book is Labarge’s attempt to tell the story of what happened to her and her family without sanitizing what happened, which requires her (and the reader) to sit with thoughts that are sometimes incoherent and irrational.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Adjective
  • Protect your team from the worst of what politically unintelligent leadership produces.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2026
  • More and more people are avoiding dating or befriending those with opposing political views, and growing numbers describe those on the other side as closed-minded, dishonest, immoral and unintelligent.
    Justin Callais, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Mid-century collective behavior theories considered social movements to be nonrational, spontaneous events occurring during moments of social and cultural breakdown.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Roosevelt surely understood that nameless, unreasoning, unjustified fear cannot be eradicated.
    New York Times, New York Times, 9 June 2026
  • Bainbridge knew about secrets and unreasoning shame.
    Christopher Tayler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Those fears are not unreasonable, either, given the ability of AI to do so many things so well.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • Horn’s assessment wasn’t unreasonable; it was based on recent statements by Greenlandic politicians.
    Ben Taub, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
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“Nonthinking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonthinking. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.

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