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See definition of unreflective on Dictionary.com
  • as incareless
  • as inthoughtless
  • as inunguarded

synonyms for unreflective

  • casual
  • forgetful
  • hasty
  • inaccurate
  • indifferent
  • indiscreet
  • irresponsible
  • lackadaisical
  • lax
  • negligent
  • nonchalant
  • reckless
  • sloppy
  • thoughtless
  • wasteful
  • absent-minded
  • abstracted
  • cursory
  • disregardful
  • heedless
  • improvident
  • imprudent
  • inadvertent
  • incautious
  • inconsiderate
  • indolent
  • injudicious
  • loose
  • mindless
  • napping
  • oblivious
  • offhand
  • perfunctory
  • pococurante
  • regardless
  • remiss
  • slipshod
  • uncircumspect
  • unconcerned
  • unguarded
  • unheeding
  • unmindful
  • unobservant
  • unthinking

antonyms for unreflective

MOST RELEVANT
  • attentive
  • careful
  • caring
  • mindful
  • responsible
  • accurate
  • cautious
  • concerned
  • guarded
  • kind
  • painstaking
  • prudent
  • ready
  • scrupulous
  • thoughtful
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How to use unreflective in a sentence

They were honest and straightforward enough, with all the vigorous unreflective narrowness of ultra-Protestantism.
THE VAGABOND IN LITERATUREARTHUR RICKETT
Philosophy is a process of reflection upon the presuppositions involved in unreflective thought.
ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, 11TH EDITION, VOLUME 9, SLICE 7VARIOUS
The old times New England house mother was not a mere unreflective drudge of domestic toil.
BETTY'S BRIGHT IDEA; DEACON PITKIN'S FARM; AND THE FIRST CHRISTMAS OF NEW ENGLANDHARRIET BEECHER STOWE
It was often supported by references to the Old Testament, which contains a similar view in an unreflective form.
THE SOCIAL CONTRACT & DISCOURSESJEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU
Note that it is "unreflective," not "unconscious," nor yet merely "instinctive" conduct.
CREATIVE INTELLIGENCEJOHN DEWEY, ADDISON W. MOORE, HAROLD CHAPMAN BROWN, GEORGE H. MEAD, BOYD H. BODE, HENRY WALDGRAVE, STUART JAMES, HAYDEN TUFTS, HORACE M. KALLEN
In combating the notion that Japan is a nation of unreflective imitators, I have given numerous examples of originality.
EVOLUTION OF THE JAPANESE, SOCIAL AND PSYCHICSIDNEY L. GULICK
Unreflective minds possess thoughts only as a jug does water, by containing them.
DICTIONARY OF QUOTATIONS FROM ANCIENT AND MODERN, ENGLISH AND FOREIGN SOURCESJAMES WOOD
Our knowledge of the object which intuition discloses is at first, in all cases, necessarily unreflective.
BRITISH QUARTERLY REVIEW, AMERICAN EDITION, VOLUME LIVVARIOUS
When applied to an individual it let loose upon him the pent up emotion of the mob—an emotion or unreflective rage and anger.
THE TRANSFORMATION OF EARLY CHRISTIANITY FROM AN ESCHATOLOGICAL TO A SOCIALIZED MOVEMENTLYFORD PATERSON EDWARDS
It is unthinking, unreflective action which makes so many unrestful interiors of homes.
PRINCIPLES OF HOME DECORATIONCANDACE WHEELER
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