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unheeding

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -iːdɪŋ

1

adj

Meaning 1

Showing disregard

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

marked by or paying little heed or attention--Franklin D. Roosevelt

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics
  • heedless of danger
  • heedless of the child's crying

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: heedless

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From un- + heeding.