1
: lacking concern for others : inconsiderate
rude and thoughtless behavior
a thoughtless remark
thoughtlessly
adverb
thoughtlessness
noun
Examples of thoughtless in a Sentence
a selfish and thoughtless person
always making thoughtless comments that hurt other people's feelings
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
Nor, Miss Manners uncharacteristically assures you, is making thoughtless strangers feel better.
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As has happened so often with the Trump White House’s thoughtless policy decisions, this one was reversed a day later.
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Others might tear mercilessly into someone though the criticism is based principally on thoughtless emotional baggage and has no true bearing on the matter at hand.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
Nor, Miss Manners uncharacteristically assures you, is making thoughtless strangers feel better.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2025
As has happened so often with the Trump White House’s thoughtless policy decisions, this one was reversed a day later.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
Others might tear mercilessly into someone though the criticism is based principally on thoughtless emotional baggage and has no true bearing on the matter at hand.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for thoughtless
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“Thoughtless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thoughtless. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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thoughtless
adjective
thought·less
ˈthȯt-ləs 
1
a
: not careful and alert
b
: done without thinking beforehand
thoughtless actions
2
: lacking concern for others : inconsiderate
a thoughtless remark
thoughtlessly
adverb
thoughtlessness
noun
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