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. Saule Kisikova:

   If city dwellers continue behaving carelessly, there will not be enough doctors and hospital beds for everyone, we must not repeat the Italian scenario with patients lying in corridors and a lack of doctors and ventilators because of (our) negligence.

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. Donald Trump:

   No one should carelessly compare political opponents to historical villains, which is done often and all the time. It's got to stop. We should not mob people in public spaces or destroy public property. There is one way to settle our disagreements -- it's called peacefully, at the ballot box. That's what we want.

4. 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.

5. Eleanor Hamilton:

   A compliment is a gift, not to be thrown away carelessly, unless you want to hurt the giver.

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