nonthinking

Definition of nonthinkingnext

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Adjective
  • 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
  • To stay in that state of unthinking presence was like walking a tightrope only to suddenly look down, panic, and come plunging back to Earth.
    Michael Pollan, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Photograph from Metropolitan Nashville Police Department / AP The pair would stay up late talking at Marone’s house, and when Friedmann got really candid something irrational and thrilling in him emerged.
    James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
  • But feeling appreciated for kind gestures and hoping that invitations will be reciprocated is not a new, unusual or irrational problem.
    Judith Martin, Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Still, Hassett called the report biased and unintelligent.
    Jake Angelo, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
  • And not because people are unintelligent — quite the opposite.
    JJ Rosen, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Nov. 2025
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
  • Bainbridge knew about secrets and unreasoning shame.
    Christopher Tayler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Let sound political prescience but take the place of an unreasoning prejudice, and this will be done.
    Frederick Douglass, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2017
Adjective
  • Hartsuch appealed, but in October 2025, the Iowa Court of Appeals upheld the district court’s ruling, setting the stage for Hartsuch’s newest lawsuit alleging the board’s actions were unreasonable, violated his rights and destroyed his livelihood.
    Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Too much one-sidedness can deplete both enthusiasm and resources — and wanting a roughly reciprocal relationship is not unreasonable.
    Judith Martin, Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
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“Nonthinking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonthinking. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.

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