Synonyms for heedless
- adjective
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All synonyms
Adjective
1. Careless — unaware; without noticing; careless; inattentive
careless, reckless, regardless, thoughtless, imprudent, unthinking, indifferent, unmindful, inattentive, neglectful, negligent, oblivious, inadvertent, devil-may-care, remiss, rash, inconsiderate, unaware, indiscreet, incurious, forgetful, mindless
Other
redeless dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Unaware; without noticing; careless; inattentive.
Sing we joyous, all together, heedless of the wind and weather.
Example sentences
- reckless We tried to restrain him from his reckless action.
- careless It is very careless of you to leave the door open.
- thoughtless Thoughtless speech may give rise to great mischief.
- imprudent It is very imprudent to swim in the rapids.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| heedless | rising | |
| reckless | rising | |
| careless | steady | |
| thoughtless | rising | |
| imprudent | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- rash1
- 6 letters
- remiss2
- 7 letters
- unaware3
- 8 letters
- reckless2, careless2, mindless2, redeless
- 9 letters
- negligent3, oblivious4, forgetful3, imprudent3, unmindful, incurious
- 10 letters
- regardless3, neglectful3, unthinking3, indiscreet3
- 11 letters
- indifferent3, thoughtless2, inadvertent4, inattentive4
- 13 letters
- inconsiderate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (remiss2 = 2 syllables).