NONTHINKING Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

nonthinking

adjective

Definition of nonthinking

as in unthinking

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Adjective

Watching the slow, unthinking undulations of Technicolor bells trailing lengthy tentacles like slo-mo ribbon dancers is strangely soothing.

— Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026
In contrast, Dessalines is typically described as violent, unthinking, emotional and heartless.

— Julia Gaffield, The Conversation, 15 June 2026

Definition of unthinking

Adjective

The more adult take is that these votes are not so much an irrational tantrum as a warning that a significant portion of Illinois feels increasingly alienated from its own government.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
Because the entire system is rewarded by doing more, investments in prevention are financially irrational.

— Paul Markovich, STAT, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of irrational

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There’s no law of unintelligent matter to overrule divine Mind’s intelligent, loving control.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2026
The Debbie and Thom switch-up Ellis often alludes that Thom (Campbell) is unintelligent in the novel, with Bret telling readers that his best friend isn’t picking up on clues that his girlfriend, Susan, and Robert are romantically involved.

— Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of unintelligent

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But in each event—in the living act, the undoubted deed—there, some unknown but still reasoning thing puts forth the mouldings of its features from behind the unreasoning mask.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
Roosevelt surely understood that nameless, unreasoning, unjustified fear cannot be eradicated.

— New York Times, New York Times, 9 June 2026

Definition of unreasoning

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With 20th Television increasingly focused on supplying Disney platforms, integrating the two areas would not be unreasonable.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026
Frimpong concluded that plaintiffs were likely to prove the practice violated the 4th Amendment’s protection against unreasonable seizures and the 5th Amendment’s guarantee of equal protection.

— Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

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