UNTHINKING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does unthinking mean? 

• UNTHINKING (adjective)
  The adjective UNTHINKING has 3 senses:

1. not exhibiting or characterized by careful thought

2. without care or thought for others

3. mentally sluggish

  Familiarity information: UNTHINKING used as an adjective is uncommon.

• UNTHINKING (adverb)
  The adverb UNTHINKING has 1 sense:

1. in a thoughtless manner

  Familiarity information: UNTHINKING used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNTHINKING (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Not exhibiting or characterized by careful thought

Synonyms:

unreflective; unthinking; unthoughtful

Similar:

thoughtless (showing lack of careful thought)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Without care or thought for others

Synonyms:

thoughtless; uncaring; unthinking

Context example:

the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; 'Let them eat cake'

Similar:

inconsiderate (lacking regard for the rights or feelings of others)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Mentally sluggish

Synonyms:

lumpen; lumpish; unthinking

Similar:

stupid (lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity)

• UNTHINKING (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a thoughtless manner

Synonyms:

thoughtlessly; unthinking; unthinkingly

Context example:

he stared thoughtlessly at the picture

 Context examples 

I can remember that they were evidently fond of his society; and with such encouragement, a man like Crawford, lively, and it may be, a little unthinking, might be led on to—there could be nothing very striking, because it is clear that he had no pretensions: his heart was reserved for you.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

I drew a great couch out of its place near the corner, so that as I lay, I could look at the lovely view to east and south, and unthinking of and uncaring for the dust, composed myself for sleep.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

She was hasty, but good-humoured; vain (she could not help it, when every glance in the glass showed her such a flush of loveliness), but not affected; liberal-handed; innocent of the pride of wealth; ingenuous; sufficiently intelligent; gay, lively, and unthinking: she was very charming, in short, even to a cool observer of her own sex like me; but she was not profoundly interesting or thoroughly impressive.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)