as in rude
showing a lack of manners or consideration for others
always making thoughtless comments that hurt other people's feelings
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Recent Examples of thoughtless
However, a thoughtless gift—one that makes your spouse feel misunderstood, devalued, or invisible—may signal the need for focused attention and TLC in the relationship.
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Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Such a thoughtless bride will not register the slight anyway.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
Perhaps a bored retiree at home one New Year’s Eve will spot thoughtless kids shooting off fireworks one year.
—Penny Abeywardena, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The hearing swung from thoughtless to scandalous when one representative suggested that the murderous hawk was a better mascot for Planned Parenthood than for New Hampshire.
—Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2024
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Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Such a thoughtless bride will not register the slight anyway.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
Perhaps a bored retiree at home one New Year’s Eve will spot thoughtless kids shooting off fireworks one year.
—Penny Abeywardena, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The hearing swung from thoughtless to scandalous when one representative suggested that the murderous hawk was a better mascot for Planned Parenthood than for New Hampshire.
—Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Thoughtless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thoughtless. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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