Careless Synonyms

Careless is an adjective. Its synonyms include inattentive, incautious, negligent, remiss, forgetful, absent-minded, heedless, irresponsible, impetuous, and reckless. Its antonyms are careful, attentive, meticulous, and judicious. Here are some additional synonyms for "careless" with example sentences.

Another word for careless

79 other ways to say careless.

1. in the sense of incautious
  • inattentive
  • negligent
  • forgetful
  • heedless
  • impetuous
  • sloppy
  • slap-happy
  • slapdash
  • scrappy
  • unconsidered
  • lax
  • wild
  • hasty
  • perfunctory
  • thrown together
  • hit-or-miss
  • imprecise
  • incorrect
  • erroneous
  • scatterbrained
  • unthinking
  • indiscreet
  • ill-advised
  • ill-thought-out
  • misguided
  • rash
  • spur-of-the-moment
  • negligent in
  • heedless of
  • unconcerned about
  • oblivious to
  • remiss in
  • slipshod about
  • sloppy in
  • incautious
  • remiss
  • absent-minded
  • irresponsible
  • reckless
  • couldn't care less
  • shoddy
  • slipshod
  • slovenly
  • amateurish
  • slack
  • disorganized
  • hurried
  • cursory
  • sketchy
  • inaccurate
  • inexact
  • wrong
  • error-ridden
  • thoughtless
  • insensitive
  • unguarded
  • ill-considered
  • unwise
  • inadvertent
  • foolhardy
  • hare-brained
  • mindless of
  • improvident about
  • indifferent to
  • reckless about
  • slapdash about
  • frivolous about
  • messy in
2. in the sense of artless
  • unstudied
  • casual
  • unconcerned
  • insouciant
  • leisurely
  • couldn't-care-less
  • artless
  • effortless
  • nonchalant
  • languid
  • informal

Careless Sentences

His careless mistakes cost him dearly.

Careless driving can lead to accidents.

She was careless with her belongings.

They made a careless decision yesterday.

Careless Rhymes