unthinking

adjective

Definition of unthinkingnext
as in ignorant
done or said in a foolish way without thinking about the possible effects unthinking remarks His unthinking agreement made me uneasy.

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Recent Examples of unthinking There’s the interest in Britney Spears and pop icons who had been assumed to be vacant, unthinking ingénues. — Brandon Tensley, CNN, 23 Dec. 2022 But Russians are also considered by their leaders as an unthinking mass that must blindly follow their leader. — Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2022 There follows a curt, violent Scherzo—an apotheosis of unthinking force. — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2022 In my youth, and perhaps yours, Wilson was presented in history books as a tragic hero whom the unthinking American people didn’t deserve. — Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 16 Mar. 2022 See All Example Sentences for unthinking
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unthinking
  1. ignorant
  2. slow
  3. simple
  4. foolish
  5. uninformed
  6. uneducated
  7. unintellectual
  8. stupid
Adjective
  • Understandably, Penn struggles to hold these disparate points of focus together with a performance that vacillates between disarmingly dopey and almost willfully ignorant of the realities of the 2000s media landscape.
    — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Some people in the White House treated Jackie as a cipher, ignorant of almost everything happening.
    — Laurence Leamer, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of ignorant
Adjective
  • The song develops into a slow-burn, lighters-up jam, its long, unhurried coda like getting lost in a sea of echoing, overlapping memories.
    — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Protein and fiber slow digestion, supporting satiety and healthy blood sugar regulation.
    — Jillian Kubala, HEALTH, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of slow
Adjective
  • The best power pop is simple, direct, and memorable, in both words and sound.
    — Jeff Yerger, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The lack of close coordination between these simple details undermines the structure’s coherence and intent.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of simple
Adjective
  • But Ohtani also struck out three times Thursday — made to look foolish in a much-too-familiar way.
    — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • But pretending that their selection of Fudd was based entirely on her basketball skills is foolish.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of foolish
Adjective
  • Reached again after the claims about Trejo became public, the worker remained skeptical that the principal cast could have been so uninformed.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Castro notes that 45% of respondents to Latino Community Foundation polls said they hadn’t been contacted by any candidate or party, which means many potential Hispanic voters remain untouched and uninformed this election cycle.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of uninformed
Adjective
  • Ira, in my very uneducated opinion, there are eight teams in the East that could finish first, and any of those eight could be eighth.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
  • As a peripheral community grows around them, this lawless terrain is suddenly subject to boundaries and contracts and taxes; both uneducated and illiterate, Isak and Inger are ill prepared for such societal evolution.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of uneducated
Adjective
  • In the novel, Julia is a highly sexualized, unintellectual figure who simply hates the control of the state, but the Sichuan University students turned her into a secret Party agent.
    — Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 9 May 2022
Definition of unintellectual
Adjective
  • But also, the audience is not used to people delivering blunt questions — no matter how stupid the answer.
    — Jade Tran, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Pierce and Kember were born in the same place on the same day, a lore-enhancing coincidence too stupid to make up.
    — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of stupid

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“Unthinking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unthinking. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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