nonthinking

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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
  • His deep dive into the genre left him with some pet peeves, not least the irrational or simply implausible behavior of many horror-movie protagonists.
    Alex Barasch, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
  • Evans and his backers were rational actors inside an irrational system.
    Big Think, Big Think, 1 May 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
  • 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
  • Sterling failed to live up to unreasonable expectations created by his huge contract, which quickly became a millstone.
    Liam Twomey, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • The construction strikes many locals as both unreasonable and unstoppable.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
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“Nonthinking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonthinking. Accessed 19 May. 2026.

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