Standard Lemma guide

unthinkingly

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

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In an unthinking manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a thoughtless manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he stared thoughtlessly at the picture

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: thoughtlessly, unthinking

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English unthinking Middle English -ly English -ly English unthinkingly From unthinking + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: impensadament — in an unthinking manner
  • Czech: bezmyšlenkovitě — in an unthinking manner
  • Dutch: klakkeloos — in an unthinking manner
  • Finnish: ajattelemattomasti — in an unthinking manner
  • Greek: αβασάνιστα (avasánista) — in an unthinking manner
  • Polish: bezrozumnie — in an unthinking manner
  • Russian: безду́мно (bezdúmno) — in an unthinking manner