Mean
Mean adjective - Being about midway between extremes of amount or size.
Thoughtless and mean are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Thoughtless" instead an adjective "Mean".
Thoughtless
Thoughtless adjective - Showing a lack of manners or consideration for others.
Mean and thoughtless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mean" instead an adjective "Thoughtless".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- However, the rest of the aristocracy is portrayed as mostly mean, unjust, thoughtless, or at least clueless.
Source: Aristocrats Are Evil -
Obliviously Evil: Anatole doesn't actually mean to hurt any of the people he hurts — he's just so completely thoughtless he doesn't consider how his actions impact other people.
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Sean Hannity: What I said was that your opinion was thoughtless, what you wrote was crude, and mean, and hateful.
Source: Grammar Nazi
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