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mindless
mind‧less /ˈmaɪndləs/ adjective
 Word Family: noun: mind, minder, reminder; adjective: mindless, minded, mindful; verb: mind, remind; adverb: mindlessly
1. completely stupid and without any purpose
   SYN  senseless:
    His drinking bouts often ended in acts of mindless violence.
2. if something is mindless, you can do it or watch it without thinking or using your mind:
    Doug was watching something mindless on television.
    the mindless routine of military discipline
3. mindless of something not paying attention to something, especially something dangerous or unpleasant:
    After lunch we explored the city, mindless of the rain.
—mindlessly adverb
     
THESAURUS
   ▪ easy not difficult to do, and not needing much effort: an easy task | The house was easy to find.
   ▪ simple easy and not complicated – used about things such as instructions and explanations, or about machines and systems: The system is relatively simple to operate. | a simple recipe for chocolate cake
   ▪ straightforward easy to understand or do, and unlikely to cause you any problems: a straightforward explanation | The calculation is fairly straightforward.
   ▪ user-friendly easy to use – used especially about computers or written information about how to do something: Their website is very user-friendly. | a user-friendly guide to owning a dog
   ▪ undemanding easy because it does not take a lot of effort: It was an undemanding role for someone of his experience.
   ▪ cushy /ˈkʊʃi/ informal a cushy job is easy to do and needs very little effort – often used when you are envious of the person who has it: It’s a pretty cushy job – all she has to do is drive a nice car around. | a cushy number (=a very easy job)
   ▪ mindless so easy that you can do it without thinking – used especially when it makes you feel bored: mindless tasks
   ▪ painless without any difficulties or problems – used especially when you expected something to be much worse: Finding the carhire place at the airport was relatively painless. | Thankfully, there's a wide selection of search tools to make the task relatively painless.
   ▪ be plain sailing British English, be smooth sailing American English to be easy and with no problems that you have to deal with: Things should be plain sailing from now on.