unreflective

[uhn-ri-flek-tiv] / ˌʌn rɪˈflɛk tɪv /

ADJECTIVE

careless

Synonyms

STRONGEST

casual forgetful hasty inaccurate indifferent indiscreet irresponsible lackadaisical lax negligent nonchalant reckless sloppy thoughtless wasteful

WEAK

absent-minded abstracted cursory disregardful heedless improvident imprudent inadvertent incautious inconsiderate indolent injudicious loose mindless napping oblivious offhand perfunctory pococurante regardless remiss slipshod uncircumspect unconcerned unguarded unheeding unmindful unobservant unthinking

Antonyms

STRONGEST

attentive careful caring mindful responsible

WEAK

accurate cautious concerned guarded kind painstaking prudent ready scrupulous thoughtful

ADJECTIVE

thoughtless

Synonyms

STRONGEST

careless foolish ill-advised ill-considered irrational mindless reckless senseless stupid

WEAK

bovine confused doltish dull empty-headed flighty heedless imprudent inadvertent inane inattentive incomprehensible inept injudicious irreflective lamebrained loony neglectful negligent obtuse puerile rash regardless remiss silly undiscerning unheeding unmindful unreasonable unreasoning unthinking vacuous witless

Antonyms

STRONGEST

careful cautious intelligent mindful prudent rational reasonable responsible sensible thoughtful wise

WEAK

attentive considerate heeding kind observant thinking unselfish

ADJECTIVE

unguarded

Synonyms

STRONGEST

candid indiscreet offhand spontaneous

WEAK

accessible artless careless casual direct foolhardy frank headlong heedless honest ill-considered impolitic imprudent impulsive incautious ingenuous naive rash straightforward unalert uncircumspect unconscious undiplomatic unpremeditated unthinking unvigilant unwatchful unwise vulnerable weak

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deliberate planned

WEAK

careful cautious thoughtful

Example Sentences

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He stressed the number of protesters was small and unreflective of the mood of most of the crowd.

From Reuters • Sep. 12, 2022

“It’s just that I’m so unreflective about my own process and unself-conscious about it. These are natural questions, but I don’t think about that. I just … it’s like … I don’t know.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2019

Under such circumstances, education becomes more than an obsession with accountability schemes, testing, market values and an unreflective immersion in the crude empiricism of a data-obsessed market-driven society.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2019

Evil rejects reason and contemplation, and it is fundamentally unreflective.

From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2019

If he is in a great degree unreflective, if he does not consciously realise what are the ends of life, yet he does not look on life in a spirit of cynicism or frivolity.

From The Roman Poets of the Republic by Sellar, W. Y.

unreflective

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