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Mindless vs Negligent - What's the difference?

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Mindless is a related term of negligent.


As adjectives the difference between mindless and negligent

is that mindless is showing a lack of forethought or sense while negligent is negligent (culpable due to negligence).

mindless

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Showing a lack of forethought or sense.
  • Having no sensible meaning or purpose.
  • An act of mindless violence.
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  • Heedless.
  • (of a thing done) Overly repetitive and unchallenging.
  • Lacking a mind.
  • Atheism alleges that mindless scientific forces control the universe.

    Antonyms

    * mindful

    Anagrams

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    negligent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Careless, without appropriate or sufficient attention.
  • (legal) Culpable due to negligence.
  • Synonyms

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