heedless

adjective

ˈhēd-ləs How to pronounce heedless (audio)
Definition of heedlessnext
as in careless
not paying or showing close attention especially for the purpose of avoiding trouble heedless drivers who back out of parking spaces without looking

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Recent Examples of heedless Yet Disclosure Day also feels as much like an answer to Spielberg’s own War of the Worlds as his 1977 classic — and not just in the heedless forward momentum of its chase-heavy staging, recalling a bravura bit of highway speeding from the 2005 film. — Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026 This emphasis on wholesome working-class respectability is heedless of the ’60s rushing toward them, a decade that, by 1958, the other counselors have prematurely embraced. — Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 18 May 2026 Humanity is heedless of all the clutter in those bands. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 16 Apr. 2026 The rules of polite society would bar this particular group from fraternizing together in such a heedless manner, but the Bridgerton wrap party brought the crew together for what appears to have been a very good time indeed. — Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for heedless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heedless
  1. careless
  2. unsafe
  3. reckless
Adjective
  • His belief is not that relationships should become less professional or emotionally careless.
    — K.H. Koehler, Freep.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Two other teens were cited for careless driving and performing risky stunts in a retail parking lot.
    — Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of careless
Adjective
  • The North Lawn tenants had been involved in a yearslong dispute with multiple landlords over unsafe living conditions.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Well-loved and used items that are broken, damaged beyond repair, unsafe, or heavily stained or soiled should be thrown out.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of unsafe
Adjective
  • In NyKayla’s case, prosecutors could only reach a meaningful sentence by charging the gun’s owner with reckless endangerment after a child was already dead.
    — Brittany Berlin, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Groups of kids, some as young as elementary school age, tear through our streets at reckless speeds with no regard for pedestrians.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of reckless

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“Heedless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heedless. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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