Synonyms for heedless
ˈhid lɪs

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1. heedless, unheeding(adj)

   marked by or paying little heed or attention

   "We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics"--Franklin D. Roosevelt; "heedless of danger"; "heedless of the child's crying"

   Synonyms:
   unheeding, reckless

   Antonyms:
   thoughtful, paying attention, careful, attentive, heedful

2. heedless, reckless(adj)

   characterized by careless unconcern

   "the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes"- Edith Wharton; "reckless squandering of public funds"

   Synonyms:
   heady, foolhardy, unheeding, reckless, rash

   Antonyms:
   heedful, paying attention, attentive, careful, thoughtful

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1. heedless

   As regards mental action, absorbed, abstracted, and preoccupied refer to the cause, absent or absent-minded to the effect. The man absorbed in one thing will appear absent in others. A preoccupied person may seem listless and thoughtless, but the really listless and thoughtless have not mental energy to be preoccupied. The absent-minded man is oblivious of ordinary matters, because his thoughts are elsewhere. One who is preoccupied is intensely busy in thought; one may be absent-minded either through intense concentration or simply through inattention, with fitful and aimless wandering of thought. Compare ABSTRACT.

   Synonyms:
   absent, absent-minded, absorbed, abstracted, inattentive, indifferent, listless, negligent, oblivious, preoccupied, thoughtless

   Antonyms:
   alert, attentive, on hand, prompt, ready, thoughtful, wide-awake

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1. heedless(a.)

   Synonyms:
   unobserving, unobservant, inattentive, careless, thoughtless, negligent, neglectful, unmindful, regardless, inconsiderate, unwatchful

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1. Emeasoba George:

   True love shouldn't be heedless i.e. a true love ought not to be showing a reckless lack of care or attention. Note that.

2. Emeasoba George:

   True love should not be heedless. That is to say, true love ought not to be showing a reckless lack of care or attention. In other words, every true love should be caring and considerate at all times. ~Emeasoba George

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