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   Care·less

   /ˈkerləs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. not giving sufficient attention or thought to avoiding harm or errors: "she had been careless and had left the window unlocked" Similar inattentiveincautiousnegligentremissforgetfulabsentmindedheedlessirresponsibleimpetuousrecklessinformal:sloppycouldn't care lessslaphappyshoddyslapdashslipshodscrappyslovenlyunconsideredamateurishnegligentlaxslackwilddisorganizedhastyhurriedperfunctorycursorythrown togethersketchyhit-or-missinaccurateimpreciseinexactincorrectwrongerroneouserror-riddeninformal:sloppyslaphappyscatterbrainedvulgar slang:half-arsedhalf-assedthoughtlessunthinkinginsensitiveindiscreetunguardedill-advisedill-consideredill-thought-outunwisemisguidedincautiousinadvertentrashfoolhardyhastyspur-of-the-momentharebrainednegligent inmindless ofheedless ofimprovident aboutunconcerned aboutindifferent tooblivious toreckless aboutremiss inslapdash aboutslipshod aboutfrivolous aboutinformal:sloppy inmessy inOpposite carefulattentivemeticulousjudicious
   • ▪ (of an action or its result) showing or caused by a lack of attention: "he admitted to careless driving"
   • ▪ not concerned or worried about: "he was careless about his own safety"
   • ▪ showing no interest or effort; casual: "she gave a careless shrug" Similar unstudiedartlesscasualeffortlessunconcernednonchalantinsouciantlanguidleisurelyinformalinformal:couldn't-care-less

   Word Origin Old Englishcarlēas ‘free from care’ (see care, -less).

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   What does careless mean?

   • Pick the best ones! Spelling Bee Quiz Can you outdo past winners of the National Spelli... The meaning of CARELESS is free from care : untroubled. How to use careless in a sentence.

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   What is a careless remark?

   • He made a careless remark (= one made without thinking) about her appearance that really upset her. careless That was careless of you. sloppy Spelling mistakes always look sloppy in a formal letter. slapdash His work is always hurried and slapdash. rash That was a rash decision - you didn't think about the costs involved.

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   Is careless a negative word?

   • Careless is negative, but it’s a little less so when it means effortless and unstudied, the way you might bat away a bug with a careless swat. Interestingly, the root meaning of care is "grief," so careless is "without grief."

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   What does a careless title mean?

   • The seemingly careless title indicates the unusual character of this book. His scholarship is also on occasion quite insightful, but it is careless of detail, and on some fundamental points it is unexpectedly confused. He was careless of details and made grand promises on the hoof.

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   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: inattentive.

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   adjective. not paying enough attention to what one does: a careless typist. Synonyms: reckless, indiscreet, unwary, incautious, inattentive. Antonyms: careful. not exact, accurate, or thorough: careless work. Synonyms: negligent, inaccurate. Antonyms: careful. done or said heedlessly or negligently; unconsidered: a careless remark.

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    careless. Definition for careless. adjective as in without sufficient attention. Compare Synonyms. Synonyms. Antonyms. Strongest matches. casual, forgetful, hasty, inaccurate, indifferent, indiscreet, irresponsible, lackadaisical, lax, negligent, nonchalant, reckless, sloppy, thoughtless, wasteful. Weak matches.