Thesaurus: careless

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1. a. Free from care or anxiety. hence, cheerful; light-hearted.
2. a. Having no care; not taking ordinary or proper care; negligent; unconcerned; heedless; inattentive; unmindful; regardless.
3. a. Without thought or purpose; without due care; without attention to rule or system; unstudied; inconsiderate; spontaneous; rash; as, a careless throw; a careless expression.
4. a. Not receiving care; uncared for.
5. adj. marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
6. adj. effortless and unstudied
7. adj. (usually followed by ‘of’) without due thought or consideration
8. 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; spontaneouse; rash; as, a careless throw; a careless expression. He framed the careless rhyme. Beatie. 4. Not receiving care; uncared for. [R.] Their many wounds and careless hatms. Spemser. Syn. -- Negligent; heedless; thoughtless; unthinking; inattentive; incautious; remiss; forgetful; regardless; inconsiderate; listless.
9. j:100 a. marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful s. effortless and unstudied s. (usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration