Antonyms for carelesslycare·less·ly

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1. carelessly, heedlesslyadverb

   without care or concern

   "carelessly raised the children's hopes without thinking of their possible disappointment"

   Antonyms:
   cautiously, carefully

   Synonyms:
   raffishly, rakishly, heedlessly, incautiously

2. incautiously, carelesslyadverb

   without caution or prudence

   "one unfortunately sees historic features carelessly lost when estates fall into unsympathetic hands"

   Antonyms:
   carefully, cautiously

   Synonyms:
   raffishly, rakishly, heedlessly, incautiously

3. rakishly, raffishly, carelesslyadverb

   in a rakish manner

   "she wore her hat rakishly at an angle"

   Antonyms:
   carefully, cautiously

   Synonyms:
   incautiously, rakishly, heedlessly, raffishly

How to use carelessly in a sentence?

1. Dana Boente:

   For his own vindictive purposes, Jeffrey Sterling carelessly disclosed extremely valuable, highly classified information that he had taken an oath to keep secret.

2. Wendell Berry:

   Without a complex knowledge of one’s place and without the faithfulness to one’s place on which such knowledge depends, it is inevitable that the place will be used carelessly, and eventually destroyed. Without such knowledge and faithfulness, moreover, the culture of a country will be superficial and decorative, functional only insofar as it may be a symbol of prestige, the affectation of an elite or “in” group.

3. Raffles Panjaitan:

   In Java, the fires are usually unintentional because people who went to hike throw away cigarette butts carelessly.

4. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow:

   The adoration of his heart had been to her only as the perfume of a wild flower, which she had carelessly crushed with her foot in passing.

5. Willetta Avery:

   You're just as at risk as anybody else, you can be the healthiest person on Earth, and you still risk your life every time you carelessly go out here and act like it's not real.

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