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heedless

[ heed-lis ]

/ ˈhid lɪs /

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adjective

careless; thoughtless; unmindful: Heedless of the danger, he returned to the burning building to save his dog.

Origin of heedless

First recorded in 1570–80; heed + -less

SYNONYMS FOR heedless

oblivious, indifferent; negligent, uncaring, unconcerned.

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ANTONYMS FOR heedless

cautious, mindful, heedful.

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OTHER WORDS FROM heedless

heed·less·ly, adverb heed·less·ness, noun

Words nearby heedless

hedrocele, hedy, heebie-jeebies, heed, heedful, heedless, heehaw, heel, heel bar, heel bone, heel breast

Example sentences from the Web for heedless

Peter had many great skills, but even in his prime he was a heedless driver.

How to Be a Racing Pirate King |David Frum |May 21, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
That, and what appears to be the heedless greed of a big-time recording company, Interscope Records.

Chicago Rapper Lil JoJo Went to His Grave for Taunting a Rival Gang Member |Michael Daly |October 7, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
For Romney and his operatives to find themselves in this situation is inexplicable, except on grounds of heedless greed.

Mitt Romney Lost the Summer: Tax Returns, Overseas Gaffes, & More |Robert Shrum |August 8, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Lives have always been ruined by heedless acts, but perhaps not so loudly and thoroughly.

The Perils of the Teen |Jill Bialosky |August 17, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

Princeton students are not heedless of obstacles to combining career and family in the real world.

Princeton's Woman Problem |Evan Thomas |March 21, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
And in that arbor there lay two men, whose names were Heedless and Too-bold.

The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan |John Bunyan
Across the Front Quadrangle, heedless of the great crowd to right and left, Dorset rushed.

Zuleika Dobson |Max Beerbohm
Brenda was almost as heedless, and yet The Four had thought it perfectly proper that she should be treasurer of their little fund.

Brenda, Her School and Her Club |Helen Leah Reed
The wild-fowl swam and dived and splashed and squatted, heedless of their chief enemy man.

Nevermore |Rolf Boldrewood
Heedless of his action and his language, Mr. Rayburn could look at nothing, could think of nothing, but Mrs. Zant.

Little Novels |Wilkie Collins

British Dictionary definitions for heedless

heedless

/ (ˈhiːdlɪs) /

adjective

taking little or no notice; careless or thoughtless

Derived forms of heedless

heedlessly, adverb heedlessness, noun