thought ‧ less /ˈθɔːtləs $ ˈθɒːt-/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ thought , ↑ thoughtfulness ≠ ↑ thoughtlessness ; adverb : ↑ thoughtfully ≠ ↑ thoughtlessly ; adjective : ↑ thoughtful ≠ ↑ thoughtless ]
not thinking about the needs and feelings of other people, especially because you are thinking about what you want OPP thoughtful :
a selfish and thoughtless man
it is thoughtless of somebody to do something
It was thoughtless of her not to tell you where she was going.
—thoughtlessly adverb
—thoughtlessness noun [uncountable]
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THESAURUS
■ unintentionally unkind
▪ thoughtless/inconsiderate not thinking about the effects of your actions on other people:
It was inconsiderate of him not to say that he would be late.
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a thoughtless disregard for other people’s feelings
▪ tactless someone who is tactless carelessly says or does things that are likely to upset someone, without realizing what they are doing:
How could you be so tactless?
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a tactless question
▪ insensitive behaving in a way that is likely to upset someone, or not seeming to care about someone’s feelings. Insensitive is rather a formal word:
The article is insensitive to the family and friends of the victim.
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He later admitted that some of his remarks were ‘insensitive’.