heedless

Other forms of heedless

comparative

heedlesser·

superlative

heedlessest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about heedless

What does heedless mean?

heedless means "marked by or paying little heed or attention". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in heedless?

heedless has 2 syllables: heed-less. The stress falls on "heed".

What is another word for heedless?

Close synonyms include unheeding, reckless. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of heedless?

The recorded antonyms are heedful.

Is heedless a common word?

heedless is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.