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[ heed-lis ] / ˈhid lɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR heedless ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivecareless; thoughtless; unmindful: Heedless of the danger, he returned to the burning building to save his dog. Origin of heedlessFirst recorded in 1570–80; heed + -less SYNONYMS FOR heedlessoblivious, indifferent; negligent, uncaring, unconcerned. SEE SYNONYMS FOR heedless ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR heedlesscautious, mindful, heedful. SEE ANTONYMS FOR heedless ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM heedlessheed·less·ly, adverbheed·less·ness, nounWords nearby heedless-hedron, Hedy, heebie-jeebies, heed, heedful, heedless, heehaw, heel, heel-and-toe, heel-and-toe racing, heelball Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for heedlessPeter had many great skills, but even in his prime he was a heedless driver. How to Be a Racing Pirate King|David Frum|May 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST That, and what appears to be the heedless greed of a big-time recording company, Interscope Records. Chicago Rapper Lil JoJo Went to His Grave for Taunting a Rival Gang Member|Michael Daly|October 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST For Romney and his operatives to find themselves in this situation is inexplicable, except on grounds of heedless greed. Mitt Romney Lost the Summer: Tax Returns, Overseas Gaffes, & More|Robert Shrum|August 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST Lives have always been ruined by heedless acts, but perhaps not so loudly and thoroughly. The Perils of the Teen|Jill Bialosky|August 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Princeton students are not heedless of obstacles to combining career and family in the real world. Princeton's Woman Problem|Evan Thomas|March 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST And in that arbor there lay two men, whose names were Heedless and Too-bold. The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan|John Bunyan Across the Front Quadrangle, heedless of the great crowd to right and left, Dorset rushed. Zuleika Dobson|Max Beerbohm Brenda was almost as heedless, and yet The Four had thought it perfectly proper that she should be treasurer of their little fund. Brenda, Her School and Her Club|Helen Leah Reed The wild-fowl swam and dived and splashed and squatted, heedless of their chief enemy man. Nevermore|Rolf Boldrewood Heedless of his action and his language, Mr. Rayburn could look at nothing, could think of nothing, but Mrs. Zant. Little Novels|Wilkie Collins
British Dictionary definitions for heedless
adjectivetaking little or no notice; careless or thoughtless Derived forms of heedlessheedlessly, adverbheedlessness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to heedlessinattentive, reckless, daydreaming, fast and loose, feckless, foolhardy, impetuous, imprudent, inadvertent, incautious, inconsiderate, neglectful, negligent, oblivious, precipitate, rash, slapdash, sloppy, thoughtless, uncaring |