Used in a Sentence

unthinkingly

How to use unthinkingly in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for unthinkingly.

Editorial note

The argument is that you shouldn't unthinkingly assume they don't have a good reason for it.

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Quick take

in a thoughtless manner; "he stared thoughtlessly at the picture"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of unthinkingly gathered in one view.

adverb

in a thoughtless manner; "he stared thoughtlessly at the picture"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for unthinkingly.

Example sentences

1

The argument is that you shouldn't unthinkingly assume they don't have a good reason for it.

2

Many people new to the game will unthinkingly answer a symmetrical 50% gain, but of course that's wrong.

3

Of course that doesn't mean they can unthinkingly be applied in every situation with no design.

4

Terrible is not the right word, 'unthinkingly destructive' perhaps.

5

And so, given no clue as to the Tortoise's sex, I unthinkingly and uncritically envisaged it as a male.

6

This sloganizing reminds me of the Mao days when lots of impressionable youths would wave the little red book and unthinkingly chant extracts, this is really no different.

7

Not all the time, but certain UI affordances mirror their iOS counterparts sufficiently that despite 30 years of not poking at screens, I find myself poking at them unthinkingly.

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The IT department in my company is nothing spectacular, but when it comes to the kind of issues that I know nothing about, I am glad they have set policies that I just need to follow unthinkingly.

9

In the particular case of Wikipedia, I think they check User-Agent to prevent people from unthinkingly wasting gigabytes of bandwidth scraping Wikipedia via tools like wget.

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It really is poor business lawyering simply to proceed unthinkingly and one-dimensionally in every case to review and mark up everything no matter how remote the risk or how likely it is to be material.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use unthinkingly in a sentence?

The argument is that you shouldn't unthinkingly assume they don't have a good reason for it.

What does unthinkingly mean?

in a thoughtless manner; "he stared thoughtlessly at the picture"

What part of speech is unthinkingly?

unthinkingly is commonly used as adverb.