unthoughtful

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adjective

Inconsiderate of the feelings of others.

Similar
unreflectiveunthinkingthoughtless
OriginEnglish thoughtful ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunthoughtful (comparative more unthoughtful, superlative most unthoughtful)

comparative more unthoughtful · superlative most unthoughtful

  1. Inconsiderate of the feelings of others.
  2. Unplanned or unthinking.

    During all these years that had elapsed since my husband's death, I had not been unmindful of its cause, or unthoughtful as to means whereby I could apply that punishment, which I religiously believed myself called upon to administer.

    1861, E. J. Guerin, Mountain Charley, page 22

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot exhibiting or characterized by careful thought

Similar
unreflectiveunthinkingthoughtless
Also see
inconsideratethoughtlessunreflectiveunthinking

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishthoughtful
  9. Englishunthoughtful

From un- + thoughtful.

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APA

unthoughtful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unthoughtful

MLA

“unthoughtful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unthoughtful. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unthoughtful,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unthoughtful.

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