What is another word for careless?
Synonyms for careless
ˈkɛər lɪscare·less
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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
Princeton's WordNet
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, overcarefulcarelessadjective
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), 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 Synonymes
carelessadjective
Synonyms:
unconcerned, undisturbed, untroubled, free from carecarelessadjective
Synonyms:
heedless, thoughtless, inattentive, unmindful, incautious, unthinking, forgetful, remiss, listless, regardless, neglectful, negligentcarelessadjective
Synonyms:
unconsidered, inconsiderate
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
carelessadjective
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?
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.
Police Chief Heath Landry said. Zak Evans ' said Zak Evans ' was mad, but it was only because Zak Evans ' was worried about Zak Evans ' wife and baby. Cabrini Hospital intervened in the father’s arrest, however ; a doctor called and said there might be issues with the pregnancy. Officers wrote Zak Evans ' a ticket for speeding, flight from an officer and careless operation. Creola Police dropped off Evans in the hospital parking lot, but he missed the birth of Zak Evans ', Zak Evans ', who came in at 4 pounds, 4 ounces. Police Chief Heath Landry said the arrest was a public safety issue, but the Evanses said Creola Police still are unhappy about the incident. But, the family is choosing to look at the bright side : Zak Evans ' is going to be OK. She's alive, thanks to the Cabrini team. She's alive.
Whether they were intended as a joke or not, the comments are a slur on those who would be known as ‘orange’ i.e. Protestants, when Northern Ireland is making such an effort to make St. Patrick’s Day an inclusive celebration, Joe Biden’s comments were disgraceful and careless.
I hate careless flattery, the kind that exhausts you in your effort to believe it.
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.
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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