Another word for careless
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Adjective
Lacking or marked by a lack of care
- Not taking due thought; thoughtless or heedless:
- Exhibiting a lack of thought:
- Incapable of the power of thought.
- Failing to give due care or attention; inattentive.
- Not interested; indifferent.
- Not anxious or apprehensive; unworried.
- Marked by or showing lack of due forethought or care; careless:
- Inconsiderate of the feelings of others:
- Lacking thought:
- Acting or done with a lack of care or caution; careless or irresponsible.
- Marked by a lack of responsibility:
- Lacking a sense of responsibility; unreliable or untrustworthy.
- Not liable to be called to account by a higher authority.
- Exhibiting a lack of attention; not attentive.
- Marked by or paying little heed; unmindful or thoughtless.
- Careless and irresponsible:
- Feeble or ineffective:
See also:Indifferent to correctness, accuracy, or neatness
- Not neat and tidy; sloppy.
- Disorderly and unorganized:
- Untidy, as in dress or appearance.
- Marked by negligence; careless or slipshod:
- Marked by or given to a lack of neatness or order; untidy:
- Showing or in the habit of using little care or attention:
- Oversentimental; gushy:
- Carelessly done or arranged:
- Careless or negligent:
- Wearing shoes with the heel worn down.
- Hasty and careless, as in execution:
- In a reckless haphazard manner.
- Disorderly and dirty:
- Given to making messes; not neat or organized:
- Exhibiting or demonstrating carelessness:
See also:Showing no concern, attention, or regard
- Not taking due thought; thoughtless or heedless:
- Exhibiting a lack of thought:
- Incapable of the power of thought.
- Failing to give due care or attention; inattentive.
- Not interested; indifferent.
- Not anxious or apprehensive; unworried.
- Lacking intelligence or good sense; foolish.
- Having no intelligent purpose, meaning, or direction:
- Giving or showing little attention or care; heedless:
- Marked by or paying little heed; unmindful or thoughtless.
- Tending or likely to forget.
- Marked by neglectful or heedless failure to remember:
- Causing one to be unable to remember.
See also:
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Another word for careless
Modifier
Inattentive
- The act of making a blunder.
- Present participle of blunder.
- Not tense or taut; loose:
- Lacking in activity; not busy:
- Moving slowly; sluggish:
- Without preparation or forethought; extemporaneously:
- Performed or expressed without preparation or forethought:
- Casually unconcerned or indifferent.
- Removed or separated from something else:
- Not engaged with what is going on around one; withdrawn or preoccupied.
- Lacking energy or disinclined to exert effort; lethargic:
- Characterized by a lack of energy or interest:
- Deep in thought and heedless of present circumstances or activities; preoccupied.
- Lacking conscious awareness; unmindful:
- Lacking all memory; forgetful.
- Being without ceremony or formality; relaxed or informal:
- Unpremeditated or offhand:
- Suited for everyday wear or informal use:
- Having no particular interest or concern; apathetic:
- Having no marked feeling for or against:
- Not mattering one way or the other; unimportant; immaterial:
- Failing to give due care or attention; inattentive.
- Marked by or showing lack of due forethought or care; careless:
- Inconsiderate of the feelings of others:
- Lacking thought:
- Untidy, as in dress or appearance.
- Marked by negligence; careless or slipshod:
- Carelessly done or arranged:
- Careless or negligent:
- Wearing shoes with the heel worn down.
- Not strictly accurate or precise; not exact:
- Not rigorous or meticulous:
- Not precise.
- Mistaken or incorrect; not accurate.
- Hasty and careless, as in execution:
- In a reckless haphazard manner.
- Marked by or given to a lack of neatness or order; untidy:
- Showing or in the habit of using little care or attention:
- Oversentimental; gushy:
- Characterized by neglect; heedless:
- Given to or characterized by neglect, especially habitual neglect:
- Acting with or done through negligence.
- Lacking intelligence or good sense; foolish.
- Having no intelligent purpose, meaning, or direction:
- Giving or showing little attention or care; heedless:
- Marked by or paying little heed; unmindful or thoughtless.
- Lacking spirit, liveliness, or interest; languid:
- Marked by blithe unconcern; nonchalant.
- Disinclined to exert oneself; habitually lazy.
- Conducive to inactivity or laziness; lethargic:
- Causing little or no pain:
- Marked by a lack of responsibility:
- Lacking a sense of responsibility; unreliable or untrustworthy.
- Not liable to be called to account by a higher authority.
- Thoughtless of others; displaying a lack of consideration:
- Not well considered or carefully thought out; ill-advised:
- Done or made without due consideration or attention; precipitate or cursory:
- Done or made rapidly due to pressing circumstances:
- Acting with too much speed or haste; hurried:
- Performed with haste and scant attention to detail:
- Not alert to danger, problems, or deception.
- Not reasoned or considered; rash:
- Unwise or indiscreet; not prudent.
- In spite of everything; anyway:
- Heedless; unmindful.
- Marked by or inclined to waste; extravagant.
- Not providing for the future; thriftless.
- Rash; incautious.
- Not interested; indifferent.
- Not anxious or apprehensive; unworried.
- Marked by or resulting from carelessness; negligent:
- Not deliberate or considered; unintentional:
- Not intending to be so; unwitting:
- Lacking or showing a lack of judgment or discretion; unwise.
- Lacking discretion; injudicious:
- Acting or done with a lack of care or caution; careless or irresponsible.
- Not taking due thought; thoughtless or heedless:
- Exhibiting a lack of thought:
- Incapable of the power of thought.
- Tending or likely to forget.
- Marked by neglectful or heedless failure to remember:
- Causing one to be unable to remember.
- Not cautious; rash.
- Lacking protection or a guard; vulnerable:
- Displaying, having, or feeling no wariness; incautious:
- Lax in attending to duty; negligent.
- Lacking in rigor, strictness, or firmness.
- Not taut, firm, or compact; slack.
- Loose and not easily retained or controlled. Used of bowel movements.
- Not fastened, restrained, or contained:
- Not taut, fixed, or rigid:
- Free from confinement or imprisonment; unfettered:
Antonyms:Artless
- Present in or produced by nature:
- Of, relating to, or concerning nature:
- Conforming to the usual or ordinary course of nature:
- Having few parts or features; not complicated or elaborate:
- Easy to understand, do, or carry out:
- Having or composed of only one thing, element, or part:
- Not contrived for effect; natural:
- Not gained by study or instruction:
Carefree
- Taking things easy; carefree.
- Not disturbed or distracted.
- Without trouble or disturbance; calm:
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