heedless

adjective

heed·​less ˈhēd-ləs How to pronounce heedless (audio)
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: not taking heed : inconsiderate, thoughtless
… heedless follies of unbridled youth …—John DeBruyn
heedlessly adverb
heedlessness noun

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They remain heedless of their own safety. the heedless use of natural resources
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Damon’s Odysseus is numbed by the massacre of Troy’s civilians; Fiennes’ hates himself for leading the best men of Ithaca to their death, gutting his own community in the heedless destruction of another. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Later, in Capital, Marx warns that soil depletion caused by the heedless exploitation of nature would threaten the physical foundation of society itself. — Literary Hub, 23 July 2026 Like the wonderful Clover Club, raspberries have a heedless love for rose water, and that means Hendrick’s Gin. — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 13 June 2026 The time that went into making the film shows up, most notably, during a break in the middle of the story that (avoiding spoilers) takes Ray’s heedless behavior to a logical extreme. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for heedless

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First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of heedless was in 1565

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heedless

adjective
heed·​less ˈhēd-ləs How to pronounce heedless (audio)
: not taking heed : thoughtless
heedlessly adverb
heedlessness noun

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