Thoughtless vs Unreflective - What's the difference?
thoughtless | unreflective |
Marked by or showing lack of due thought or care; careless.
Inconsiderate, inattentive.
Lacking thought or consideration.
Not reflective; thoughtless
*1843 , '', book 2, ch. XVII, ''The beginnings
*:Is it not enough, at any rate, to strike the thing called ‘Fame’ into total silence for a wise man? For fools and unreflective persons, she is and will be very noisy, this ‘Fame’, and talks of her ‘immortals’ and so forth: but if you will consider it, what is she?
*{{quote-news, 2009, January 6, Clyde Haberman, We Know About the Mess. Please, Clean Up Carefully., New York Times
, passage=But perhaps, too, it is worth recalling where hasty, unreflective action has taken us in recent years. }}
As adjectives the difference between thoughtless and unreflective
is that thoughtless is marked by or showing lack of due thought or care; careless while unreflective is not reflective; thoughtless.thoughtless
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Adjective
(en adjective)- A thoughtless remark.
- The debate turned into thoughtless bickering.
Derived terms
* thoughtlessly * thoughtlessnessunreflective
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