careless
adjectives
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
"careless about her clothes"; "forgotten by some careless person"; "a careless housekeeper"; "careless proofreading"; "it was a careless mistake"; "hurt by a careless remark"
is similar to
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
"a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws"; "a passing glance"; "perfunctory courtesy"
is similar to
marked by great carelessness
"a most haphazard system of record keeping"; "slapdash work"; "slipshod spelling"; "sloppy workmanship"
is similar to
characterized by careless unconcern
"the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes"- Edith Wharton; "reckless squandering of public funds"
is similar to
carelessly failing to exercise proper caution
"an incautious step sent her headlong down the stairs"
is similar to
casually thoughtless or inconsiderate
"an offhand manner"; "she treated most men with offhand contempt"
see also
showing a lack of attention or care
"inattentive students"; "an inattentive babysitter"
see also
lacking in interest or care or feeling
"the average American...is unconcerned that his or her plight is the result of a complex of personal and economic and governmental actions...beyond the normal citizen's comprehension and control"; "blithely unconcerned about his friend's plight"
see also
characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern
"negligent parents"; "negligent of detail"; "negligent in his correspondence"
see also
concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually
"superficial similarities"; "a superficial mind"; "his thinking was superficial and fuzzy"; "superficial knowledge"; "the superficial report didn't give the true picture"; "only superficial differences"
see also
not prudent or wise
"very imprudent of her mother to encourage her in such silly romantic ideas"; "would be imprudent for a noneconomist to talk about the details of economic policy"- A.M.Schlesinger
is an attribute of
the quality of being careful and painstaking
"I admired the carefulness of his work"
effortless and unstudied
"an impression of careless elegance"; "danced with careless grace"
is similar to
simple and natural; without cunning or deceit
"an artless manner"; "artless elegance"
(usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration
"careless of the consequences"; "crushing the blooms with regardless tread"
is derived from
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