UNMINDFUL Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

unmindful

adjective

ˌən-ˈmīn(d)-fəl

Definition of unmindful

as in unaware

not informed about or aware of something unmindful of the consequences of such a rash decision

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Recent Examples of unmindful Kendall took off his shirt, unmindful of the scar slashing down his torso. — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025 To do this, Moments of Space is centered around Tibetan Dzogchen techniques, which emphasises mindfulness over the unconsciousness practice (unmindful thinking and feeling) many other apps focus on. — Georgia Day, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024 Verdugo can continue the virtual Fit Mind program, where LR learned about Cookie Monster’s unmindful eating. — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 17 July 2023 But the kingdom’s leaders shouldn’t be surprised if some Americans see that decision as unmindful—if not ungrateful. — Karen Elliott House, WSJ, 1 Nov. 2022 And while that's solid advice for a platform where an unmindful tweet can cause strangers to angrily appear in your mentions, sometimes being the main character has its perks. — Kovie Biakolo, Glamour, 30 June 2021

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmindful

Adjective

An employee was unaware of testing sanitizer for the ware washing sink.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Communication breakdowns may leave patients unaware of available services, while a lack of referrals can keep them from receiving needed care.

— Marci Lee Nilsen, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of unaware

Adjective

Understandably, Penn struggles to hold these disparate points of focus together with a performance that vacillates between disarmingly dopey and almost willfully ignorant of the realities of the 2000s media landscape.

— Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026
Some people in the White House treated Jackie as a cipher, ignorant of almost everything happening.

— Laurence Leamer, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026

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