mindless

mindless
adj
1. senseless, nonsensical, insensate, brainless, witless, empty-headed, Brit. Inf. gormless, Rare. insulse; unintelligent, dull, dull-witted, dim-witted, slow, slow-witted, half-witted, weak-minded, weak-headed, feeble-minded, retarded, imbecilic, Inf. dopey, Inf. dill, Inf. moronic, Inf. dumb, Inf. cretinous, Sl. lamebrained; bird-brained, harebrained, simple-minded, simple, featherbrained, feath-erheaded, light-headed, foolish, silly, absurd, half-baked, inane, asinine, anserine, fatuous, fatuitous, idiotic, idiotical, Inf. damfool; scatterbrained, rattleheaded, rattlebrained, addleheaded, addlebrained, ad-dlepated, muddleheaded; irrational, illogical, unreasonable, unreasoning; mentally unsound or unstable, demented, insane, out of one's mind, crackbrained, mad, crazy, Sl. cockeyed, Sl. cuckoo, Sl. nuts.
2. inattentive, heedless, unheeding, unobservant, unnoticing, regardless, inadvertent, blind, deaf; musing, wandering, distracted, daydreaming, engrossed or lost in thought or reverie, off in a world of one's own, a million miles away, faraway, Fr. distrait.
3. careless, unmindful, unwary, unwatchful, unvigi-lant, unguarded, off guard, caught napping, Inf. asleep on the job, Inf. not on the job, Inf. asleep at the switch or wheel; improvident, unprepared, unready, short-sighted, negligent, neglectful, remiss; imprudent, indescreet, ill-considered, unwise, ill-advised, inconsiderate, thoughtless, unthinking; precipitate, rash, impulsive, headlong, reckless, foolhardy, irresponsible.

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  • mindless — [mīnd′lis] adj. 1. not using one s mind; showing little or no intelligence or intellect; senseless or thoughtless 2. taking no thought; heedless or careless (of); unmindful mindlessly adv. mindlessness n …   English World dictionary

  • mindless — mind|less [ˈmaındləs] adj 1.) completely stupid and without any purpose = ↑senseless ▪ His drinking bouts often ended in acts of mindless violence. 2.) if something is mindless, you can do it or watch it without thinking or using your mind ▪ Doug …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • mindless — [[t]ma͟ɪndləs[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n (disapproval) If you describe a violent action as mindless, you mean that it is done without thought and will achieve nothing. [mainly BRIT] ...a plot that mixes blackmail, extortion and mindless violence. Syn …   English dictionary

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  • mindless — adjective Date: before 12th century 1. a. marked by a lack of mind or consciousness < a mindless sleep > b. (1) marked by or displaying no use of the powers of the intellect < mindless violence > (2) requiring little attention or thought;… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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