NONTHINKING Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

nonthinking

adjective

Definition of nonthinking

as in unthinking

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Watching the slow, unthinking undulations of Technicolor bells trailing lengthy tentacles like slo-mo ribbon dancers is strangely soothing.

— Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026
In contrast, Dessalines is typically described as violent, unthinking, emotional and heartless.

— Julia Gaffield, The Conversation, 15 June 2026

Definition of unthinking

Adjective

For all the film focuses on Carlson’s irrational attempts to peg the murder on gay people, the actual gay man Tom disappears from the narrative for long periods of time.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 July 2026
Retailers’ reputations as poor environments for technology innovation is not unjustified, but their behavior is not completely irrational either.

— Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of irrational

Adjective

The contest is not between an intelligent country and an unintelligent one.

— John Sviokla, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
More and more people are avoiding dating or befriending those with opposing political views, and growing numbers describe those on the other side as closed-minded, dishonest, immoral and unintelligent.

— Justin Callais, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2026

Definition of unintelligent

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But in each event—in the living act, the undoubted deed—there, some unknown but still reasoning thing puts forth the mouldings of its features from behind the unreasoning mask.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
Roosevelt surely understood that nameless, unreasoning, unjustified fear cannot be eradicated.

— New York Times, New York Times, 9 June 2026

Definition of unreasoning

Adjective

Which is not entirely unreasonable given this very specific set of circumstances.

— Brian Grubb, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
Recalls are issued when vehicle owners, regulators, or manufacturers determine that a potentially faulty component presents an unreasonable safety risk or fails to meet specified standards.

— Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

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