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Mindless

Not indued with mind or intellectual powers; stupid; unthinking.

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Similar meaning 6

Amnesic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to amnesia.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Amnesic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to amnesia.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Foolish 84% connected

Marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment or discretion; silly; unwise.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Foolish 84% connected

Marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment or discretion; silly; unwise.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Unreasonable 84% connected

Not reasonable; irrational; immoderate; exorbitant.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Unreasonable 84% connected

Not reasonable; irrational; immoderate; exorbitant.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Inadvertency 74% connected

The quality of being inadvertent; lack of heedfulness or attentiveness; inattention; negligence; as, many mistakes proceed from inadvertence.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Inadvertency 74% connected

The quality of being inadvertent; lack of heedfulness or attentiveness; inattention; negligence; as, many mistakes proceed from inadvertence.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Forgetful 66% connected

Apt to forget; easily losing remembrance; as, a forgetful man should use helps to strengthen his memory.

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Forgetful 66% connected

Apt to forget; easily losing remembrance; as, a forgetful man should use helps to strengthen his memory.

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Inattentive 66% connected

Not attentive; not fixing the mind on an object; heedless; careless; negligent; regardless; as, an inattentive spectator or hearer; an inattentive ha…

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Inattentive 66% connected

Not attentive; not fixing the mind on an object; heedless; careless; negligent; regardless; as, an inattentive spectator or hearer; an inattentive ha…

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Short 66% connected

Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight.

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Short 66% connected

Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight.

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Synonym 5

Forgetful 92% connected

Apt to forget; easily losing remembrance; as, a forgetful man should use helps to strengthen his memory.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Reasonless 92% connected

Destitute of reason; as, a reasonless man or mind.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Senseless 92% connected

Destitute of, deficient in, or contrary to, sense; without sensibility or feeling; unconscious; stupid; foolish; unwise; unreasonable.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Vacant 92% connected

Deprived of contents; not filled; empty; as, a vacant room.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Vacuous 92% connected

Empty; unfilled; void; vacant.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Aware 94% connected

Watchful; vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.

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Aware 94% connected

Watchful; vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.

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