Mindless vs Obtuse - What's the difference?
mindless | obtuse | Synonyms |
Showing a lack of forethought or sense.
Having no sensible meaning or purpose.
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Heedless.
(of a thing done) Overly repetitive and unchallenging.
Lacking a mind.
Blunt; not sharp.
Intellectually dull or dim-witted.
Indirect or circuitous.
Of sound: deadened or muffled.
(geometry) Of an angle: greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees.
(geometry) Of a triangle: with one obtuse angle.
Mindless is a synonym of obtuse.
As adjectives the difference between mindless and obtuse
is that mindless is showing a lack of forethought or sense while obtuse is blunt; not sharp.mindless
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- An act of mindless violence.
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- Atheism alleges that mindless scientific forces control the universe.