thoughtless

adjective/ˈθɔtləs/

Frequency rank: #14,418 most common English word

Meaning

not thinking about the effects of one's actions on others; inconsiderate.

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Example sentence

It was thoughtless of him to forget his friend's birthday for the third year in a row.

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