mindless — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Showing a lack of forethought or sense.

   Synonyms

   brainlessunmindfulsenselessthoughtless

   Antonyms

   mindfulthoughtful

2. Having no sensible meaning or purpose.

   Synonyms

   senseless

   Examples

   An act of mindless violence.

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   “I Love Lisa” opens with one of my favorite underappreciated running jokes from The Simpsons: the passive-aggressive, quietly contentious relationship of radio jocks Bill and Marty, whose mindless happy talk regularly gives way to charged exchanges that betray the simmering resentment and disappointment perpetually lingering just under the surface of their relationship.

3. Heedless.

   Synonyms

   unmindfulabsent-mindedthoughtless

   Antonyms

   mindful

   Examples

   Near-synonyms: unmindful, absent-minded, thoughtless

4. Overly repetitive and unchallenging, not requiring any careful attention or providing any significant stimulation.

   Usage

   • of a thing done

   Synonyms

   automaticrotedull

   Antonyms

   engrossing

   Examples

   Near-synonyms: automatic, rote, dull

5. Lacking a mind.

   Synonyms

   brainlessunconsciousunsentient

   Antonyms

   conscioussentient

   Examples

   Near-synonyms: brainless, unconscious, unsentient

   Atheism alleges that mindless scientific forces control the universe.

Adjective

1. lacking the thinking capacity characteristic of a conscious being

   Examples

   the shrieking of the mindless wind

2. requiring little mental effort

   Examples

   mindless tasks

3. not mindful or attentive

   Synonyms

   unmindfulforgetful

4. devoid of intelligence or thought

   Synonyms

   vacuousvacant

   Examples

   a vacuous mind

   a vacant expression

5. not marked by the use of reason

   Synonyms

   reasonlesssenseless

   Examples

   mindless violence

   reasonless hostility

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   a senseless act