careful - careless - carefree
- careful - careless - carefree
◊ 'careful'
If you are
careful, you do something with a lot of attention.
She told me to be careful with the lawnmower.
He had to be careful about what he said.
This law will encourage more careful driving.
◊ 'careless'
If you are
careless, you do things badly because you are not giving them enough attention.
Careless is the opposite of
careful.
I had been careless and let him wander off on his own.
We are rather careless about the way we cook.
◊ 'carefree'
Someone who is
carefree has no worries and can therefore enjoy life.
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careless — care|less [ˈkeələs US ˈker ] adj 1.) not paying enough attention to what you are doing, so that you make mistakes, damage things etc ≠ ↑careful ▪ It was careless of him to leave the door unlocked. ▪ a careless mistake ▪ careless driving careless… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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.… … English dictionary for students
unconcerned — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. indifferent, uninterested, disinterested, detached, aloof; unmoved, uncurious. See insensibility, indifference. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. indifferent, careless, feckless, heedless, apathetic,… … English dictionary for students
jaunty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. stylish, sprightly, smart, dapper, sporty (inf.); gay, breezy, brisk, debonair; jolly, ebullient, vivacious, cavalier, cocky (inf.) See fashion, cheerfulness, ostentation. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn … English dictionary for students
irresponsible — [adj] careless, reckless capricious, carefree, devil may care*, feckless, fickle, flighty, fly by night*, giddy, harebrained, ill considered, immature, immoral, incautious, lax, loose*, no account*, rash, scatterbrained*, shiftless, thoughtless,… … New thesaurus
reckless — [adj] irresponsible in thought, deed adventuresome, adventurous, any which way*, audacious, brash, breakneck, carefree, careless, daredevil, daring, desperate, devil may care*, fast and loose*, feckless, foolhardy, harebrained, hasty, headlong,… … New thesaurus
