thoughtless

Other forms of thoughtless

comparative

thoughtlesser·

superlative

thoughtlessest·

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 thoughtless

What does thoughtless mean?

thoughtless means "showing lack of careful thought". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in thoughtless?

thoughtless has 2 syllables: thought-less. The stress falls on "thought". In IPA it is /ˈθɔtləs/.

What is another word for thoughtless?

Close synonyms include uncaring, unthinking. 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 thoughtless?

The recorded antonyms are thoughtful.

Is thoughtless a common word?

thoughtless is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.