Synonyms for careless
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Reckless — not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes
reckless, negligent, slipshod, neglectful, imprudent, derelict US, feckless, incautious, improvident, undercautious
2. Heedless — free from care; unworried, without anxiety
heedless, sloppy, thoughtless, slovenly, unconcerned, lax, indifferent, devil-may-care, slapdash, nonchalant, carefree, off-hand, casual, inattentive, inconsiderate, cursory, untroubled, indiscreet, forgetful, slack, unthinking, easy-going
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes.
Jessica was so careless that she put her shorts on backwards.
- adj. 2
Free from care; unworried, without anxiety.
Jessica was careless about putting her shorts on properly.
Related words
- Word family
- carelessly carelessness
- Is a kind of
- deficient
Example sentences
- reckless We tried to restrain him from his reckless action.
- negligent You are too negligent of those around you.
- neglectful He was accused of being neglectful of his duties.
- sloppy I know Tom is a fast worker, but he does sloppy work.
- heedless We're acting like a pack of heedless cretins.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| careless | steady | |
| reckless | rising | |
| negligent | falling | |
| neglectful | rising | |
| slipshod | falling | |
| sloppy | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- lax1
- 5 letters
- slack1
- 6 letters
- casual3, sloppy2, unwary3, sozzly
- 7 letters
- cursory3, artless
- 8 letters
- reckless2, carefree2, derelict3, feckless2, slovenly3, heedless, slapdash2, slipshod2
- 9 letters
- negligent3, forgetful3, unguarded3, imprudent3
- 10 letters
- regardless3, nonchalant3, neglectful3, indiscreet3, unthinking3, untroubled3, incautious
- 11 letters
- indifferent3, thoughtless2, unconcerned3, inattentive4, improvident
- 13 letters
- inconsiderate, undercautious
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (casual3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- insoucieux
- Italiano
- incurante
- Deutsch
- sorglos