heedless

adjective

heed·less ˈhēd-ləs

Synonyms of heedless next

: not taking heed : inconsiderate, thoughtless

heedless follies of unbridled youth—

John DeBruyn

heedlessly adverb

heedlessness noun

Examples of heedless in a Sentence

They remain heedless of their own safety. the heedless use of natural resources

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The gunman raised the weapon, heedless of a woman standing nearby on the sidewalk. —

Maria Cramer, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2024 Phishing sites are fraudulent pages that ape secure sites and try to fool heedless visitors into giving away their credentials. —

PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024 For better or for worse, Henri Bendel and the Worlds He Fashioned is a complete story: The book takes us up to 2019, when the store, in the heedless hands of L Brands, closed up shop for good. —

Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2024 Victor approached the table, and began eating the steaks, heedless of the humans shouting and banging pots. —

Wes Siler, Outside Online, 29 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for heedless