Mindless | Definition of mindless by Merriam-Webster

Full Definition of MINDLESS

1

a : marked by a lack of mind or consciousness <a mindless sleep>

b (1) : marked by or displaying no use of the powers of the intellect <mindless violence> (2) : requiring little attention or thought; especially : not intellectually challenging or stimulating <mindless work> <a mindless movie>

2

: not mindful : heedless <mindless of the consequences>

— mind·less·ly adverb

— mind·less·ness noun

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First Known Use of MINDLESS

before 12th century

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Synonyms: airheaded, birdbrained, bonehead, boneheaded, brain-dead, brainless, bubbleheaded, chuckleheaded, dense, dim, dim-witted, doltish, dopey (also dopy), dorky [slang], dull, dumb, dunderheaded, empty-headed, fatuous, gormless [chiefly British], half-witted, knuckleheaded, lamebrain (or lamebrained), lunkheaded, stupid, oafish, obtuse, opaque, pinheaded, senseless, simple, slow, slow-witted, soft, softheaded, thick, thickheaded, thick-witted, unintelligent, unsmart, vacuous, weak-minded, witless

Antonyms: apt, brainy, bright, brilliant, clever, fast, hyperintelligent, intelligent, keen, nimble, quick, quick-witted, sharp, sharp-witted, smart, supersmart, ultrasmart

Rhymes with MINDLESS

spineless

Definition of MINDLESS for Kids

: using or requiring little attention or thought <mindless work>

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