unthinking

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un·think·ing | \ ˌən-ˈthiŋ-kiŋ

Definition of unthinking

1 : not taking thought : heedless, unmindful the unthinking onlookers

2 : not indicating thought or reflection an unthinking decision

3 : not having the power of thought

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His unthinking agreement made me uneasy.

Recent Examples on the Web 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 Finally, Black dismisses as unthinking and unhelpful the characterization of Gröning, Eberling, and their followers by many contemporary commentators as relics of a backward and superstitious rural past. — Richard J. Evans, The New Republic, 1 Dec. 2021 The unthinking ageism that has crept into much of the discussion about climate change is a serious problem, given the growing demographic weight and financial power of the older population. — Bobby Duffy, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2021 The boomers worked with the material they were given, and part of what they were given was a lifeless religious establishmentarianism and an unthinking faith in the power of government. — Barton Swaim, WSJ, 15 Jan. 2021 The Titans are former Eldians, forcibly transformed into unthinking beasts by a nation called Marley. — Shaan Amin, The New Republic, 16 Nov. 2020 Like an unthinking Instagram user, the dolls both shop and are sold as products themselves. — Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2020 Moral complexity may be an argument against unthinking iconoclasm. — Kenan Malik, The New York Review of Books, 9 Sep. 2020 See More

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