careless
adjective
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
careless about her clothes
Related & opposite
- inattentive also see
- incautious also see
- unconcerned also see
- negligent also see
- superficial also see
- imprudent also see
- careful antonym
- carefulness attribute
- negligence derivation
- carelessness derivation
- cursory similar to
- slapdash similar to
- reckless similar to
- incautious similar to
- offhand similar to
Sense 2 adjective
effortless and unstudied
an impression of careless elegance
Related & opposite
- artless similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | inattentive |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | incautious |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | unconcerned |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | negligent |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | superficial |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | imprudent |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | careful |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | carefulness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | negligence |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | carelessness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | cursory |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | slapdash |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | reckless |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | incautious |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | offhand |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | artless |