: not taking heed : inconsiderate, thoughtless
heedless follies of unbridled youth—
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heedlessly
adverb
heedlessness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of heedless in a Sentence
They remain heedless of their own safety.
the heedless use of natural resources
Recent Examples on the Web
Crypto was invented at the height of the Great Recession as a decentralized alternative to the traditional financial system—a place explicitly beyond the purview of big banks and heedless regulators.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
Questions about reproductive health are being decided in a judicial and political atmosphere tinged with Trumpism: unrestrained and heedless of compassion.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2024
These early moments of flickering possibility are conjured well, and a sharp contrast is established between Thomas’ heedless self-belief and the shrewd pragmatism of his brother, the town’s mayor.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 19 Mar. 2024
But what if just the opposite of this heedless obituary for the avant-garde is true?
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
The pathogen, finally, is an agent without agency—a bug trying to make more bugs, heedless of motives or morals.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
The average viewer is unlikely to see himself in the figure of a death-camp C.E.O., but a family that sleepwalks through their own lives, heedless of the suffering that surrounds them, may feel closer to home.
—Giles Harvey, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2023
Fine things and heedless women dropped easily into Fleming’s outstretched arms.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
Introspection, after all, is most longed for in our heedless culture.
—Armond White, National Review, 29 Dec. 2023
Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
Questions about reproductive health are being decided in a judicial and political atmosphere tinged with Trumpism: unrestrained and heedless of compassion.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2024
These early moments of flickering possibility are conjured well, and a sharp contrast is established between Thomas’ heedless self-belief and the shrewd pragmatism of his brother, the town’s mayor.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 19 Mar. 2024
But what if just the opposite of this heedless obituary for the avant-garde is true?
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
The pathogen, finally, is an agent without agency—a bug trying to make more bugs, heedless of motives or morals.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
The average viewer is unlikely to see himself in the figure of a death-camp C.E.O., but a family that sleepwalks through their own lives, heedless of the suffering that surrounds them, may feel closer to home.
—Giles Harvey, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2023
Fine things and heedless women dropped easily into Fleming’s outstretched arms.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
Introspection, after all, is most longed for in our heedless culture.
—Armond White, National Review, 29 Dec. 2023
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“Heedless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heedless. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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heedless
adjective
heed·less
ˈhēd-ləs 
: not taking heed : thoughtless
heedlessly
adverb
heedlessness
noun
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