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

Musiala carries on walking, oblivious to the fact that his new team-mate is no longer by his side until two of Bayern’s media staff, one with a microphone and another holding a camera, scamper back to the stairs, where Olise is hiding.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 14 July 2026
But for another two and a half years, it’s stuck with a boss who often seems oblivious to customer concerns.

— John Cassidy, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Definition of oblivious

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

The original owner transferred the title to the second buyer, unaware that someone had already paid for the same car months earlier.

— Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2026
Beyond a stadium that was barely at 10% capacity, many around the city were unaware of not only the Open Cup match, but the Wizards themselves.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026

Definition of unaware

Adjective

Like his Borat character, Cohen interviews people on the street as Ali G and often gets himself into hilarious and cringe-worthy situations with unknowing victims.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 22 July 2026
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

Definition of unknowing

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