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Careless

Careless Meaning & Definition
Careless Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Careless?

[adj] effortless and unstudied; "an impression of careless elegance"; "danced with careless grace"
[adj] 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"
[adj] showing an unthinking lack of consideration; "a careless remark"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Careless: artless | casual | cursory | haphazard | heedless | inconsiderate | negligent | offhand | offhanded | passing(a) | perfunctory | reckless | slapdash | slipshod | sloppy

Related Terms | Find terms related to Careless: absent-minded | accident-prone | airy | all thumbs | aloof | apathetic | arbitrary | artless | ataractic | awkward | barbarous | beat-up | bedraggled | behindhand | blase | blowzy | blunderheaded | blundering | boorish | bored | breakneck | bumbling | bungling | butterfingered | capricious | carefree | casual | chintzy | clownish | clumsy | clumsy-fisted | cumbersome | cursory | degage | delinquent | derelict | desperate | detached | devil-may-care | dilapidated | disheveled | disinterested | dispassionate | disregardant | disregardful | distant | distracted | distrait | drabbletailed | draggled | draggletailed | easy | easygoing | erroneous | faulty | feckless | fingers all thumbs | flippant | forgetful | free and easy | frowzy | frumpish | frumpy | fumbling | furious | gauche | gawkish | gawky | graceless | grubby | ham-fisted | ham-handed | harum-scarum | hasty | headlong | heavy-handed | heedless | hotheaded | hulking | hulky | hurried | impassive | impetuous | impotent | imprecise | improper | imprudent | in rags | inaccurate | inadequate | inadvertent | inattentive | incapable | incautious | inconsiderate | incorrect | incurious | indifferent | inelegant | inexact | inexcitable | infelicitous | informal | ingenuous | inobservant | insouciant | irresponsible | lackadaisical | lax | lazy | left-hand | left-handed | lenient | listless | loose | loutish | lubberly | lumbering | lumpen | lumpish | mad | maladroit | messy | mindless | mussy | neglectful | negligent | nonchalant | oafish | oblivious | offhand | overeager | overenthusiastic | overindulgent | overpermissive | overzealous | perfunctory | permissive | phlegmatic | pococurante | poky | ponderous | precipitant | precipitate | precipitous | ragged | raggedy | rash | raunchy | reasonless | reckless | regardless | relaxed | remiss | respectless | ruinous | scraggly | seedy | shabby | shoddy | slack | slap-bang | slapdash | slatternly | slipshod | sloppy | slovenly | sluttish | soft | solecistic | sordid | squalid | stiff | stolid | tacky | tactless | tattered | thoughtless | turned-off | unanxious | uncalculating | uncaring | unconcerned | uncouth | undiplomatic | undiscriminating | unfastidious | unfit | ungainly | ungraceful | ungrammatic | unguarded | unhandy | unheedful | unheeding | uninquiring | uninterested | uninvolved | unkempt | unmarking | unmindful | unneat | unnoticing | unnoting | unobservant | unobserving | unprepared | unqualified | unready | unreasoning | unreflecting | unreflective | unremarking | unrestrained | unsightly | unsolicitous | unstudied | untactful | unthinking | unthorough | unthoughtful | untidy | untroubled | unwary | unwieldy | unworried | wanton | weak | wild | withdrawn | wrecking | wrong

See Also | imprudent | inattentive | incautious | superficial | unconcerned

Careless In Webster's Dictionary

\Care"less\, a. [AS. cearle['a]s.] 1. Free from care or anxiety. hence, cheerful; light-hearted. --Spenser. Sleep she as sound as careless infancy. --Shak. 2. Having no care; not taking ordinary or proper care; negligent; unconcerned; heedless; inattentive; unmindful; regardless. My brother was too careless of his charge. --Shak. He grew careless of himself. --Steele. 3. Without thought or purpose; without due care; without attention to rule or system; unstudied; inconsiderate; spontaneous; rash; as, a careless throw; a careless expression. He framed the careless rhyme. --Beattie. 4. Not receiving care; uncared for. [R.] Their many wounds and careless harms. --Spenser. Syn: Negligent; heedless; thoughtless; unthinking; inattentive; incautious; remiss; supine; forgetful; regardless; inconsiderate; listless.

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