UNHEEDING Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

unheeding

adjective

Definition of unheeding

as in heedless

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Adjective

Like the wonderful Clover Club, raspberries have a heedless love for rose water, and that means Hendrick’s Gin.

— Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 13 June 2026
The time that went into making the film shows up, most notably, during a break in the middle of the story that (avoiding spoilers) takes Ray’s heedless behavior to a logical extreme.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 June 2026

Definition of heedless

Adjective

Kendall took off his shirt, unmindful of the scar slashing down his torso.

— Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
To do this, Moments of Space is centered around Tibetan Dzogchen techniques, which emphasises mindfulness over the unconsciousness practice (unmindful thinking and feeling) many other apps focus on.

— Georgia Day, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024

Definition of unmindful

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

Definition of unthinking

Adjective

Many runners appeared completely unaware when bulls were breathing down their necks and, instead of trying to gore them, just shoved them out of the way.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
Many runners appeared unaware when bulls were breathing down their necks and, instead of trying to gore them, just shoved them out of the way.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

Definition of unaware

Adjective

Audio from an emergency medical services dispatch suggests that McConnell, 84, was reported unconscious at his Washington residence in June, prompting an advanced life support response.

— Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 8 July 2026
McConnell was found unconscious the morning of June 14 and transported to a local hospital in an Advanced Life Support ambulance, according to Punchbowl News and the New York Post.

— Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of unconscious

Adjective

That changed in April 2023 when unknowing construction workers unceremoniously removed a disintegrating Pinky from its eyrie.

— Ryan Steven Green, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
Years earlier, at the time of the stage production, someone captured the two of them fresh faced, standing next to each other, an unknowing sign of what was to come.

— Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026

Definition of unknowing

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