She had no sooner taken it into her hand than, either because she was too quick and heedless, or because the decree of the fairy had so ordained, it ran into her hand, and she fell down in a swoon.
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Heedless
/ˈhiːdləs/
Synonyms for "heedless" (165 found)
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Strong matches (50)
devil-may-caredisinteresteddispassionatedisregardantdisregardfuldistantdistracteddistraiteasygoingfalliblefarawayfecklessflippantfoolhardyfoolishforgetfulforgettingfree and easygrasshopperhappy-go-lucky
Adjective(5 words)
Noun(1 words)
most careless
Related words (82)
Adjective(10 words)
Verb(1 words)
negligentnonchalantobliviousoffhandoverconfidentperfunctoryphlegmaticpococurantepromiscuousrashreasonlessrecklessregardlessremissrepressedrespectlessshiftlessshort-sightedstolidsuppressed
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tactlessthanklessthoughtlessthriftlessturned offturned-offunaccommodatingunanxiousunawareuncalculatinguncaringuncomplaisantunconcerneduncooperativeundiplomaticundiscriminatinguneconomicalunguardedunheedfulunheedingunhelpfuluninquiringuninquisitiveuninteresteduninvolvedunmarkingunmindfulunnoticingunnotingunobligingunobservantunobservingunpreparedunprovidingunreadyunreasoningunreflectingunreflectiveunremarkingunsolicitousuntactfulunthinkingunthoughtfulunthriftyunwarywildwithdrawnwrecking
Noun(3 words)
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2 entriesadjectivedescriptive term
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6 entriesCollocations
5 entriesheedless approachheedless attitudeheedless behaviorheedless conductheedless of safety
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2 entriesmore heedlessmost heedless
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3 entriesAntonyms
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4 entriesSample sentences
10 total sentences available.
As some compensation for what we have lost, we have surely a right to carry off this heedless goatherd, who understands his calling so badly that he pastures his goats on the sea-shore.
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A greater yet and ghastlier sign remained / our heedless hearts to terrify anew.
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But heedless, blind with frenzy, one and all / up to the sacred citadel we strain, / and there the ill-omened prodigy install.
Source: tatoeba (6815044)
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