unthinking

adjective
UK: /ʌnˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
US: /ʌnˈθɪŋkɪŋ/

  1. Not thinking carefully or considering the consequences.

    1. It was an unthinking act.
    2. Her unthinking remark caused a lot of unnecessary pain to everyone around the table.

Synonyms

thoughtless rash heedless inconsiderate
unthinking adverb

  1. Without conscious thought; automatically.

    1. He spoke unthinking words.
    2. The man acted unthinking when he ran into the road without looking both ways.

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The phonetic transcription of "unthinking" is /ʌnˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ in British English and /ʌnˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "unthinking": thoughtless, rash, heedless, inconsiderate.

Example usage of "unthinking": "It was an unthinking act.". More examples on the page.