careless

careless
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. carefree, nonchalant; casual, offhand; negligent, slack, slovenly; reckless, rash, indiscreet. See indifference, neglect, inattention, rashness.Ant., careful, attentive.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Inattentive]
Syn. loose, lax, remiss, unguarded, incautious, forgetful, unthinking, unobservant, uncircumspect, reckless, unheeding, indiscreet, injudicious, inadvertent, unconcerned, improvident, wasteful, regardless, imprudent, unconsidered, unwary, cursory, hasty, inconsiderate, irresponsible, indolent, insouciant, lackadaisical, heedless, mindless, negligent, neglectful, sloppy, slapdash, inaccurate, imprecise, inexact, slipshod, slovenly, thoughtless, unmindful, indifferent, casual, disregardful, oblivious, absent-minded, listless, abstracted, nonchalant, undiscerning, offhand, slack, blundering; see also rash , unconcerned .
Ant. attentive, thoughtful*, careful, painstaking.
2. [Artless]
Syn. unstudied, simple, natural; see modest 2 , naive , natural 3 .
3. [Carefree]
Syn. untroubled, fun-loving, happy-go-lucky; see calm 1 , happy 1 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
unattentive, heedless, reckless, lax, unwary, slipshod, sloppy, slapdash, indiscreet, remiss, neglectful, absentminded, hasty, thoughtless, imprudent, casual, offhand, rash, unconcerned, lackadaisical.
ANT.: careful, attentive, cautious, meticulous, rigorous
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Lacking or marked by a lack of care: feckless, heedless, inattentive, irresponsible, reckless, thoughtless, unconcerned, unmindful, unthinking. See CAREFUL. 2. Indifferent to correctness, accuracy, or neatness: messy, slapdash, slipshod, sloppy, slovenly, untidy. See CAREFUL. 3. Showing no concern, attention, or regard: forgetful, heedless, mindless, unconcerned, unheeding, unmindful, unobservant, unthinking. See CAREFUL.

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