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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?
I wish the sheriff would have explained it a little differently, i thought he was not careless but his choice of words could have been picked a bit better when he said they found 500 rounds of ammunition. Immediately everybody thinks 500 rounds of bullets. I know what people are going to take away from that – first, they hear the 500 rounds and they don't hear anything else past that. That's a problem.
Tennessee Law Professor Dwight Aarons:
Maybe there’s a broken window in the car, or a drug sweep or somebody being careless where someone is talking too much, saying they have a gun in their car -- there are a thousand other different ways.
The undertaking of a careless man succeeds not, though he use the right expedients: a clever hunter, though well placed in ambush, kills not his quarry if he falls asleep.
How irresponsible and careless of him just to get onto a flight knowing that he might be infected, the problem is he’s the president. If the president violates the health guidelines, he’s setting a bad example to others.
I haven't been careless, i think I can be more mature about it and more diligent about it... Everybody makes mistakes. Everybody has typos.
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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