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Synonyms for careless
ˈkɛər lɪscare·less

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Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. carelessadjective

    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, overcareful

  2. carelessadjective

    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), close

  3. careless(p), regardlessadjective

    (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

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. carelessadjective

    Synonyms:
    unconcerned, undisturbed, untroubled, free from care

  2. carelessadjective

    Synonyms:
    heedless, thoughtless, inattentive, unmindful, incautious, unthinking, forgetful, remiss, listless, regardless, neglectful, negligent

  3. carelessadjective

    Synonyms:
    unconsidered, inconsiderate

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#13530improper
#16926unconscious
#18042stony
#21679reckless
#22327sloppy
#24087indifferent
#24888careless
#25698negligent
#30850carefree
#40416impulsive
#43057unwise
#52117frigid
#53112apathetic
#68910unconcerned
#71943uninterested
#76852remiss
#77099unmoved
#82005imprudent
#82562dispassionate
#93106foolhardy
#98935heedless
#120040neglectful
#143096stolid
#148311purposeless
#155481unmindful
#213663phlegmatic

How to use careless in a sentence?

  1. Pope Francis:

    Am I afraid ? You know that I have a defect, a nice of dose of being careless. If anything should happen to me, I have told the Lord, I ask you only to give me the grace that it doesn't hurt because I am not courageous when confronted with pain. I am very timid.

  2. Dr Kwakkel:

    They offer a rare glimpse into the informal or private world of medieval monks, personally, I love the thumbprint, which was left by a careless scribe who spilled ink on his work. It seems so fresh and human, yet it happened 700 years ago.

  3. Euripides:

    Do we, holding that gods exist, deceive ourselves with unsubstantiated dreams, and lies, while random careless chance and change alone rule the world

  4. Albert Einstein:

    Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.

  5. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow:

    There are moments in life, when the heart is so full of emotion That if by chance it be shaken, or into its depths like a pebble Drops some careless word, it overflows, and its secret, Spilt on the ground like water, can never be gathered together.


Translations for careless

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  • небрежен, немарлив, невнимателен, безгриженBulgarian
  • negligent, imprudentCatalan, Valencian
  • nedbalý, lehkomyslný, lhostejnýCzech
  • unachtsam, leichtsinnig, fahrlässig, sorglos, unbekümmert, unvorsichtig, unbedachtGerman
  • ανέμελος, απρόσεκτος, αμελής, απερίσκεπτος, ξέγνοιαστοςGreek
  • malzorgaEsperanto
  • descuidado, despreocupado, negligente, irresponsableSpanish
  • négligent, étourdi, insouciantFrench
  • comaScottish Gaelic
  • figyelmetlen, gondtalan, gondatlanHungarian
  • kærulaus, hirðulaus, kátur, áhyggjulausIcelandic
  • neglegēnsLatin
  • tīrere, pakihahaMāori
  • onbedachtzaam, achteloos, onvoorzichtig, onverschilligDutch
  • despreocupado, desatencioso, descuidadoPortuguese
  • nepăsător, neglijentRomanian
  • беззабо́тный, беспе́чный, небре́жный, невнима́тельныйRussian
  • nèbrižan, nȅmāran, bezbrižanSerbo-Croatian
  • สะเพร่า, ประมาท, ซุ่มซ่ามThai

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