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adjective
- 1. showing a reckless lack of care or attention: "‘Elaine!’ she shouted, heedless of attracting unwanted attention"
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not giving attention to a risk or possible difficulty: Heedless destruction of the rainforests is contributing to global warming. heedless of Journalists had insisted on getting to the front line of the battle, heedless of the risks. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not paying attention. absent-mindedly. absent-mindedness. absently.
: not taking heed : inconsiderate, thoughtless. heedless follies of unbridled youth John DeBruyn. heedlessly adverb. heedlessness noun. Synonyms. careless. incautious. mindless. unguarded. unsafe. unwary. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of heedless in a Sentence.
Someone heedless is reckless or not paying attention. Heedless rhymes with needless, and someone who's heedless acts as if needed things are needless. If you head out to surf in a tsunami, you're heedless of the giant-wave warnings.
not giving attention to a risk or possible difficulty: Heedless destruction of the rainforests is contributing to global warming. heedless of Journalists had insisted on getting to the front line of the battle, heedless of the risks. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not paying attention. absent-mindedly. absent-mindedness. absently.
Heedless definition: careless; thoughtless; unmindful. See examples of HEEDLESS used in a sentence.
Heedless of the danger, he returned to the burning building to save his dog SYNONYMS oblivious, indifferent; negligent, uncaring, unconcerned. ANTONYMS cautious, mindful, heedful.
Define heedless. heedless synonyms, heedless pronunciation, heedless translation, English dictionary definition of heedless. adj. Marked by or paying little heed; unmindful or thoughtless. See Synonyms at careless. heed′less·ly adv. heed′less·ness n.
Definition of heedless adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Adjective. Filter. adjective. Not taking heed; careless; unmindful. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Unaware, without noticing. Sing we joyous, all together, heedless of the wind and weather. Wiktionary. Synonyms: reckless. unheeding. unwary. unobservant. unaware. remiss. regardless. oblivious. mindless. imprudent. impetuous. hairbrained.
(ˈhidlɪs) adjective. careless; thoughtless; unmindful. Heedless of the danger, he returned to the burning building to save his dog. SYNONYMS oblivious, indifferent; negligent, uncaring, unconcerned. ANTONYMS cautious, mindful, heedful. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
