adjective
1. marked by or paying little heed or attention (Freq. 4)
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"We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics"—Franklin D. Roosevelt
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heedless of danger
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heedless of the child's crying
• Syn: ↑unheeding
• Ant: ↑heedful
• Similar to: ↑careless, ↑regardless, ↑deaf, ↑indifferent
• Derivationally related forms: ↑heedlessness
• Attrubites: ↑attentiveness, ↑heed, ↑regard, ↑paying attention
2. characterized by careless unconcern
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"the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes"- Edith Wharton
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reckless squandering of public funds
• Syn: ↑reckless
• Similar to: ↑careless
• Derivationally related forms: ↑recklessness (for: ↑reckless), ↑heedlessness
Useful english dictionary. 2012.