a00311663
type | a |
lex_filenum | 00 |
def | marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness |
def | not careful |
examples | careless about her clothes forgotten by some careless person a careless housekeeper careless proofreading it was a careless mistake hurt by a careless remark |
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Also see | imprudent; inattentive; incautious; negligent; superficial; unconcerned |
Attribute | carefulness |
Derivationally related form | careless → carelessness |
Derivationally related form | careless → carelessness |
Antonym | careless → careful |
Similar to | casual, cursory, passing(a), perfunctory; haphazard, slapdash, slipshod, sloppy; heedless, reckless; incautious; offhand, offhanded |
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Also see | inattentive; incautious; unconcerned; negligent; superficial; imprudent |
Antonym | careful → careless |
Similar to | casual, cursory, passing(a), perfunctory; haphazard, slapdash, slipshod, sloppy; heedless, reckless; incautious; offhand, offhanded |
Derived from adjective | carelessly → careless |
Derived from adjective | carelessly → careless |
Derivationally related form | carelessness → careless |
Attribute | carefulness |
Derivationally related form | carelessness → careless |
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