mindlessly
/ˈmaɪndləsli/adverb
उच्चारण माइन्ड्लस्ली
बिना सोचे-समझे, यंत्रवत्
Core word
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without thinking or paying attention
बिना सोचे-समझे, यंत्रवत्
- He sat mindlessly scrolling through his phone.
- Don't just copy the answers mindlessly.
- She stirred the tea mindlessly while thinking about the exam.
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- Students should not learn mindlessly without understanding.
- They clapped mindlessly, hardly listening to the speech.
Synonyms thoughtlessly mechanically
Opposite thoughtfully mindfully
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(of violence or damage) without any reason or purpose
बेवजह, निरर्थक रूप से
- The bus shelters were mindlessly vandalised.
- The vandals mindlessly smashed the windows of the empty school.
- The park was mindlessly damaged by a gang of boys.
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- He condemned the mindlessly cruel attack.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
verb + mindlessly
An adverb of manner placed after a verb to show that an action is done without thought or attention.
Manner का adverb जो क्रिया के बाद आकर बताता है कि कार्य बिना सोचे या ध्यान दिए किया गया।
- He scrolled mindlessly through his phone.
- She copied the answers mindlessly.
mindlessly + violent/destructive
It can modify an adjective: mindlessly violent means violent for no reason.
यह adjective की विशेषता बता सकता है: mindlessly violent का अर्थ बिना कारण हिंसक है।
- The mob was mindlessly destructive.
adverb position
It may come after the verb or before it: 'He mindlessly repeated the words'.
यह क्रिया के बाद या पहले आ सकता है: 'He mindlessly repeated the words'।
- The students mindlessly followed the crowd.
mindless (adjective) vs mindlessly (adverb)
Use mindless before a noun and mindlessly after a verb.
Noun से पहले mindless और क्रिया के बाद mindlessly का प्रयोग होता है।
- It was mindless work done mindlessly.
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verb + mindlessly
repeatfollowscrollcopyobeywander
- He wandered mindlessly around the market.
mindlessly + adjective
violentcrueldestructiverepetitiveobedient
- It was a mindlessly cruel act.
mindlessly + verb
repeatedfollowedobeyedcopied
- She mindlessly obeyed every order.
mindlessly + habit
snackingscrollingchewingdoodling
- Mindlessly snacking while studying adds weight.
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- Radhika realised she had been reading the page mindlessly for ten minutes.
राधिका को एहसास हुआ कि वह दस मिनट से बिना ध्यान दिए पृष्ठ पढ़ रही थी।
- Do not memorise formulae mindlessly; understand them.
सूत्रों को बिना समझे मत रटिए; उन्हें समझिए।
- The crowd mindlessly destroyed the bus shelter.
भीड़ ने बिना किसी कारण बस-शेल्टर तोड़ दिया।
- He kept clicking mindlessly while waiting for the page to load.
पृष्ठ खुलने की प्रतीक्षा में वह बिना सोचे क्लिक करता रहा।
- She stirred the tea mindlessly, lost in thought.
वह विचारों में खोई हुई बिना ध्यान दिए चाय हिलाती रही।
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✗ He answered the questions mindless.
✓ He answered the questions mindlessly.
To modify a verb, use the adverb mindlessly.
क्रिया की विशेषता बताने के लिए adverb mindlessly आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These adverbs show lack of thought, with different shades.
ये adverb विचारहीनता दिखाते हैं, पर अलग-अलग भाव के साथ।
Without thinking or paying attention, often by habit.
बिना सोचे या ध्यान दिए, प्रायः आदत से।
- He nodded mindlessly.
thoughtlessly
Without considering other people's feelings.
दूसरों की भावनाओं का ध्यान रखे बिना।
- She thoughtlessly hurt him.
By habit or machine-like, with no sense of blame.
आदत या मशीन की तरह, दोष के भाव के बिना।
- The door opens automatically.