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Antonyms for thoughtful
ˈθɔt fəlthought·ful

This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term thoughtful.

Princeton's WordNet2.3 / 3 votes

  1. thoughtfuladjective

    having intellectual depth

    "a deeply thoughtful essay"

    Antonyms:
    unconsidered, superficial, thoughtless, unthoughtful, inconsiderate, frivolous, unreflective, unthinking

    Synonyms:
    paying attention, heedful, serious-minded, attentive

  2. thoughtfuladjective

    exhibiting or characterized by careful thought

    "a thoughtful paper"

    Antonyms:
    unthoughtful, superficial, unreflective, inconsiderate, unconsidered, frivolous, unthinking, thoughtless

    Synonyms:
    paying attention, heedful, serious-minded, attentive

  3. thoughtful, serious-mindedadjective

    acting with or showing thought and good sense

    "a sensible young man"

    Antonyms:
    frivolous, superficial, unthoughtful, inconsiderate, thoughtless, unthinking, unreflective, unconsidered

    Synonyms:
    paying attention, heedful, serious-minded, attentive

  4. heedful, attentive, thoughtful, paying attentionadjective

    taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention

    "heedful of the warnings"; "so heedful a writer"; "heedful of what they were doing"

    Antonyms:
    unconsidered, frivolous, thoughtless, unthinking, unreflective, unthoughtful, superficial, inconsiderate

    Synonyms:
    paying attention, heedful, advertent, serious-minded, attentive, careful

  5. thoughtfuladjective

    considerate of the feelings or well-being of others

    Antonyms:
    frivolous, unthinking, inconsiderate, unreflective, unthoughtful, thoughtless, unconsidered, superficial

    Synonyms:
    paying attention, heedful, serious-minded, attentive

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. thoughtfuladjective

    Synonyms:
    contemplative, meditative, reflective, cogitative, wistful, pensive, preoccupied, abstracted, considerate, heedful, circumspect, wary

Editors Contribution5.0 / 1 vote

  1. brusque

    thoughtfulness takes time and caring.

    Submitted by rinat on September 16, 2019  

How to use thoughtful in a sentence?

  1. Jack Smith:

    We appreciate our colleagues for their extensive and thoughtful investigation into a matter that has significantly, and adversely, impacted our entire community, the safety and security of every student in each school is our first priority and a responsibility that we take very seriously.

  2. Jesper Koll:

    Japan is evolving rapidly as an investment market and Japanese investors are looking for new investment solutions. WisdomTree is a firm of thoughtful, research-driven investment solutions and I am excited to help bring this story to Japan.

  3. Harry Brekelmans:

    We have to be far more thoughtful about how we create sustainability.

  4. Jeff Bezos:

    MacKenzie is going to be amazing and thoughtful and effective at philanthropy, and I'm proud of her, her letter is so beautiful. Go get 'em MacKenzie.

  5. Tom Barrack:

    I like Mike Bloomberg. I know Mike Bloomberg, I think Mike Bloomberg would be The President. Mike Bloomberg was Mike Bloomberg, mike Bloomberg's run a first-class business, Mike Bloomberg's smart, Mike Bloomberg's thoughtful, Mike Bloomberg's considerate, Mike Bloomberg's done it all before, and Mike Bloomberg doesn't need anything.

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#24087indifferent
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#25698negligent
#30439frivolous
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#69724inattentive
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#98935heedless
#99058unthinking
#188694unconsidered
#235698improvident
#258357unreflective

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