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mindless Meaning & Definition

/maɪnd.ləs/

What Does Mindless Mean?

Mindless is an adjective that means Showing a lack of forethought or sense. It is also used to mean Lacking a mind.

Mindless in Brief

Part of speechadjective
Pronunciation//maɪnd.ləs//
Syllables1
Synonymsvacuous, asinine and inane
Antonymsaware and mindful
Comparative / superlativemore mindless, most mindless

Mindless Definition (Adjective)

  1. Showing a lack of forethought or sense.
  2. Lacking a mind.

    Atheism alleges that mindless scientific forces control the universe.

  3. Having no sensible meaning or purpose.

    An act of mindless violence.

  4. Heedless.
  5. Overly repetitive and unchallenging, not requiring any careful attention or providing any significant stimulation.

Adjective

  1. (of a thing done) Overly repetitive and unchallenging.

Synonyms of Mindless

Mindless synonyms and antonyms →

Antonyms of Mindless

Mindless in a Sentence

Atheism alleges that mindless scientific forces control the universe.

An act of mindless violence.

Word Forms & Grammar

mindless (comparative more mindless, superlative most mindless)

Words That Rhyme With Mindless

Origin of Mindless

From Middle English myndles, myndelees, myndeles, mendlees, from Old English myndlēas, ġemyndlēas (“foolish, senseless”), equivalent to mind +‎ -less.

Pronouncing Mindless

The standard pronunciation of mindless is //maɪnd.ləs//, spoken in 1 syllable.

Mindless: Your Questions Answered

What part of speech is mindless?

Mindless is an adjective.

What is another word for mindless?

Words with a similar meaning to mindless include vacuous, asinine and inane. See the full list of mindless synonyms and antonyms.

What is the opposite of mindless?

Antonyms of mindless include aware and mindful.

What are the comparative and superlative forms of mindless?

The comparative form is more mindless and the superlative form is most mindless.

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