| ADJECTIVE | all | heedless, unheeding | marked by or paying little heed or attention |
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| all | heedless, reckless | characterized by careless unconcern |
| Meaning | marked by or paying little heed or attention. | |
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| Synonym | unheeding | |
| Attribute of | attentiveness, heed, regard, paying attention | paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people) |
| Narrower | careless, regardless | (usually followed by 'of') without due thought or consideration |
| deaf, indifferent | (usually followed by 'to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed | |
| Opposite | heedful, attentive, thoughtful, paying attention | taking heed |
| Spanish | desatento, descuidado, despistado, irreflexivo | |
| Catalan | desatent, despistat | |
| Nouns | heedlessness | the trait of acting rashly and without prudence |
| heedlessness | a lack of attentiveness (as to children or helpless people) | |
| Adverbs | heedlessly | without care or concern |
| Meaning | Characterized by careless unconcern. | |
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| Example | "the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes"- Edith Wharton | |
| Synonym | reckless | |
| Broader | careless | marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness |
| Spanish | imprudente | |
| Nouns | heedlessness | the trait of acting rashly and without prudence |
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