careless
adjective /ˈkeələs/
/ˈkerləs/
Word Family
- care noun verb
- careful adjective (≠ careless)
- carefully adverb (≠ carelessly)
- caring adjective (≠ uncaring)
- not giving enough attention and thought to what you are doing, so that you make mistakes
- careless driving
- a careless worker/driver
- it is careless of somebody to do something It was careless of me to leave the door open.
- it is careless to do something It would be careless to ignore the risks.
- careless of somebody Losing my phone again was very careless of me.
- careless with something He's very careless with money.
- careless about something Don't be so careless about spelling.
- careless about doing something People have become increasingly careless about revealing personal information online.
Extra Examples- She had begun to grow careless.
- Try not to be so careless in the future.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- get
- …
- extremely
- rather
- very
- …
- about
- of
- with
- …
- resulting from a lack of attention and thought
- a careless mistake/error
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- get
- …
- extremely
- rather
- very
- …
- about
- of
- with
- …
- careless of something (formal) not at all worried about something
- He seemed careless of his own safety.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- get
- …
- extremely
- rather
- very
- …
- about
- of
- with
- …
- not showing interest or effort synonym casual
- She gave a careless shrug.
- a careless laugh/smile
Word OriginOld English carlēas ‘free from care’ (see care, -less).