Synonyms of unthinking

unthinking

adjective

as in ignorant

done or said in a foolish way without thinking about the possible effects

unthinking remarks

His unthinking agreement made me uneasy.

Related Words

• ignorant
• slow
• simple
• foolish
• dim
• stupid
• uninformed
• uneducated
• unintellectual
• dumb
• mindless
• soft
• unintelligent
• untaught
• irrational
• absurd
• illiterate
• brainless
• witless
• fatuous
• unreasonable
• vacuous
• lowbrow
• doltish
• brain-dead
• obtuse
• senseless
• oafish
• dull
• weak-minded
• dense
• thickheaded
• dopey
• boneheaded
• empty-headed
• opaque
• idiotic
• simpleminded
• thick
• bonehead
• feebleminded
• moronic
• gormless
• dim-witted
• dunderheaded
• imbecile
• dorky
• pinheaded
• airheaded
• knuckleheaded
• half-witted
• softheaded
• lamebrain
• silly
• slow-witted
• lunkheaded
• thick-witted
• chuckleheaded
• unsmart
• bubbleheaded
• nonsensical
• asinine
• unwise
• birdbrained
• loony
• illogical
• mad
• daft
• insane
• fool
• zany
• dippy
• cuckoo
• daffy
• preposterous
• harebrained
• wacky
• sappy
• fallacious
• nutty
• dotty
• kooky
• crackpot
• screwball
• crazy
• tomfool
• balmy
• invalid
• half-baked
• cockeyed
• boobish
• featherheaded

Dissimilar Words

• thinking
• intellectual
• cerebral
• scholarly
• literate
• knowledgeable
• erudite
• acute
• ingenious
• wise
• learned
• resourceful
• perceptive
• astute
• knowing
• sagacious
• discerning
• savvy
• skilled
• insightful
• highbrow
• keen
• educated
• cunning
• informed
• rational
• shrewd
• sage
• trained
• well-read
• sound
• reasonable
• sensible
• wily
• logical
• prudent
• sapient
• crafty
• judicious
• sane
• perspicacious
• intelligent
• percipient
• valid
• quick
• brilliant
• clever
• smart
• fast
• apt
• sharp
• bright
• nimble
• schooled
• foxy
• brainy
• quick-witted
• hyperintelligent
• supersmart
• sharp-witted
• ultrasmart

Example Sentences

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