What are some alternative words for careless?
Synonyms for careless
ˈkɛər lɪs
This thesaurus page is about all possible synonyms, equivalent, same meaning and similar words for the term careless.
Princeton's WordNet
careless(adj)
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
"careless about her clothes"; "forgotten by some careless person"; "a careless housekeeper"; "careless proofreading"; "it was a careless mistake"; "hurt by a careless remark"
Synonyms:
regardless, careless(p)Antonyms:
particular(a), too-careful, attentive, elaborated, narrow, sure, minute, studious, close, artful, certain, detailed, protective(p), conscientious, careful, scrupulous, thoughtful, thorough, elaborate, heedful, blow-by-blow, paying attention, painstaking, overcarefulcareless(adj)
effortless and unstudied
"an impression of careless elegance"; "danced with careless grace"
Synonyms:
regardless, careless(p)Antonyms:
conscientious, protective(p), painstaking, heedful, minute, overcareful, thoughtful, sure, certain, too-careful, scrupulous, studious, blow-by-blow, thorough, careful, artful, detailed, elaborate, narrow, elaborated, paying attention, attentive, particular(a), closecareless(p), regardless(adj)
(usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration
"careless of the consequences"; "crushing the blooms with regardless tread"
Antonyms:
certain, overcareful, painstaking, close, protective(p), detailed, minute, blow-by-blow, elaborated, attentive, narrow, careful, elaborate, scrupulous, artful, thoughtful, too-careful, conscientious, studious, paying attention, thorough, heedful, particular(a), sure
English Synonyms and Antonyms
careless
Synonyms:
apathetic, calm, cold, cool, dispassionate, frigid, heedless, indifferent, negligent, phlegmatic, purposeless, regardless, stolid, stony, stupid, unconcerned, uninterested, unmindful, unmovedAntonyms:
animated, anxious, ardent, burning, desirous, eager, earnest, enthusiastic, fervent, glowing, hot, impatient, impetuous, importunate, intense, intent, keen, longing, vehement, yearning, zealous
Dictionary of English Synonymes
careless(a.)
Synonyms:
unconcerned, undisturbed, untroubled, free from carecareless(a.)
Synonyms:
heedless, thoughtless, inattentive, unmindful, incautious, unthinking, forgetful, remiss, listless, regardless, neglectful, negligentcareless(a.)
Synonyms:
unconsidered, inconsiderate
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
careless(a)
Synonyms:
negligent, unconcerned, indifferent, heedless, inattentive, regardless, lax, incautious, remiss, inconsiderate, nonchalant, neglectful, unwary, imprudent, indiscreet, improvident, reckless, desultory, perfunctory, devil-may-care, slovenly, slack, supine
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "careless":
negligent, reckless, imprudent, sloppy, unwise, carefree, impulsive, neglectful, remiss, fancy-free, improper, foolhardy, unconscious
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1457 | cool | |
#1986 | cold | |
#4775 | stupid | |
#4782 | regardless | |
#7387 | calm | |
#13530 | improper | |
#16926 | unconscious | |
#18042 | stony | |
#21679 | reckless | |
#22327 | sloppy | |
#24087 | indifferent | |
#24888 | careless | |
#25698 | negligent | |
#30850 | carefree | |
#40416 | impulsive | |
#43057 | unwise | |
#52117 | frigid | |
#53112 | apathetic | |
#68910 | unconcerned | |
#71943 | uninterested | |
#76852 | remiss | |
#77099 | unmoved | |
#82005 | imprudent | |
#82562 | dispassionate | |
#93106 | foolhardy | |
#98935 | heedless | |
#120040 | neglectful | |
#143096 | stolid | |
#148311 | purposeless | |
#155481 | unmindful | |
#213663 | phlegmatic |
How to use careless in a sentence?
If your stories were real I would scream my dissolution amongst the searching soul; if wishes were not so unreal I would disappear, careless, in the wind; and if words were not all vain and meaningless I would tell everyone that life is a state of mind and we are nothing but what we have been told. If changing the world really meant something I would form a new fucking republic; and if truth existed I would kill philosophy; if god existed I would be scared.
Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.
There are a lot of issues, and the school is rather careless about the whole thing.
I was careless and make no excuse, i hope my story serves as a warning and causes everyone to take this seriously.
This was a tragic accident and you wonder why it happened, but certainly this it was not her, she was not a careless person. She would not ever do anything that would put anybody at risk.
Translations for careless
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- безгрижен, невнимателен, немарлив, небреженBulgarian
- negligent, imprudentCatalan, Valencian
- nedbalý, lhostejný, lehkomyslnýCzech
- unachtsam, unbedacht, unvorsichtig, unbekümmert, sorglos, fahrlässig, leichtsinnigGerman
- αμελής, ξέγνοιαστος, ανέμελος, απερίσκεπτος, απρόσεκτοςGreek
- malzorgaEsperanto
- descuidado, despreocupado, negligente, irresponsableSpanish
- négligent, insouciant, étourdiFrench
- comaScottish Gaelic
- gondatlan, figyelmetlen, gondtalanHungarian
- áhyggjulaus, hirðulaus, kærulaus, káturIcelandic
- neglegēnsLatin
- pakihaha, tīrereMāori
- achteloos, onbedachtzaam, onvoorzichtig, onverschilligDutch
- despreocupado, desatencioso, descuidadoPortuguese
- neglijent, nepăsătorRomanian
- беспе́чный, беззабо́тный, небре́жный, невнима́тельныйRussian
- nèbrižan, nȅmāran, bezbrižanSerbo-Croatian
- สะเพร่า, ประมาท, ซุ่มซ่ามThai
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