careless
Adjective
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Marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness;
Not careful (synset 300312461)"careless about her clothes"; "forgotten by some careless person"; "a careless housekeeper"; "careless proofreading"; "it was a careless mistake"; "hurt by a careless remark"also:- inattentive - showing a lack of attention or care
- incautious - lacking in caution
- unconcerned - lacking in interest or care or feeling
- negligent - characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern
- superficial - concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually
- imprudent - not prudent or wise
tells us about: carefulness - the quality of being careful and painstakingsimilar to:- casual, cursory, passing, perfunctory, superficial - hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
- haphazard, slapdash, slipshod, sloppy - marked by great carelessness
- heedless, reckless - characterized by careless unconcern
- incautious - carelessly failing to exercise proper caution
- offhand, offhanded - casually thoughtless or inconsiderate
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Effortless and unstudied (synset 300151323)
"an impression of careless elegance"; "danced with careless grace"similar to: artless - simple and natural; without cunning or deceit
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(usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration (synset 301197642)
"careless of the consequences"; "crushing the blooms with regardless tread"same as: regardless
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