unreflective

adjective

Definition of unreflectivenext
as in flippant

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Recent Examples of unreflective The chapter is, on the whole, as brusquely unreflective as its title suggests. — Mark O’Connell, The New York Review of Books, 24 Nov. 2022 Impulses are unreflective urges or a strong desire to act without thinking. — Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025 The algae is a perfect metaphor to reflect on our unreflective president and his impulsive and solipsistic style of governing. — Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 23 June 2026 The Stranger is about an almost totally passive and unreflective character, a man whose sole moment of agency appears to be the random act of violence that condemns him to the guillotine. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2026 The point of the book isn’t to solve the case or bring Kenny to justice, but to systematically reveal the paralyzing sinkhole of injustice that dissolves all hope and all strategies of resistance into a flat, unreflective goo. — Noah Berlatsky, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2023 These people are concerned that the superficial—attention to looks—will obscure and distract us from what is truly significant, turning us into unserious and unreflective people incapable of making the best of what’s left. — Judith Viorst, Allure, 1 Apr. 2025 The frozen official arrangements for international order are increasingly unreflective of the global distribution of material power. — Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 25 Apr. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unreflective
  1. flippant
  2. goofy
  3. frivolous
  4. scatterbrained
  5. unthinking
  6. thoughtless
Adjective
  • Your method of dismissing your flippant remarks, then, is probably the next best option to silence.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
  • Chick lit was flippant and fizzy and fun, above all, as effervescent and guiltless as a vodka soda.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 4 May 2026
Definition of flippant
Adjective
  • Margaret, what the president said is just goofy word salad.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 June 2026
  • As Buffy’s bafoonish brother, Dave Sheridan played an unlikely killer (though Doofy GIlmore ends up being far less goofy than originally expected).
    — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 27 June 2026
Definition of goofy
Adjective
  • The decision followed the Columbia Association's ethics panel concluding that Greenberg, Emery, and Avery filed a frivolous ethics complaint.
    — Dennis Valera, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Her attorneys argued that the fee award would help to deter frivolous and retaliatory suits against accusers in the future.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 June 2026
Definition of frivolous
Adjective
  • Susan Blanchard co-starred as Tina Kelly, his scatterbrained housekeeper.
    — Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The novel begins on a Monday afternoon like any other at its three adolescent central characters’ loving but scatterbrained aunt Xía’s house in Miami.
    — Juan Vidal, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Definition of scatterbrained
Adjective
  • In contrast, Dessalines is typically described as violent, unthinking, emotional and heartless.
    — Julia Gaffield, The Conversation, 15 June 2026
  • Along the way, Daisy and Hoke each will confront, acknowledge and, in a way, overcome their own often-unthinking prejudice.
    — Oline Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
Definition of unthinking
Adjective
  • This tragedy serves as a powerful reminder that no family should have to bury a child because of someone’s thoughtless and irresponsible choices.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026
  • This rhetoric is not just the thoughtless ramblings of mindless partisans.
    — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of thoughtless

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“Unreflective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unreflective. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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