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careless
adjective as in without sufficient attention
Strongest matches
casual, forgetful, hasty, inaccurate, indifferent, indiscreet, irresponsible, lackadaisical, lax, negligent, nonchalant, reckless, sloppy, thoughtless, wasteful
Weak matches
absent-minded, abstracted, cursory, disregardful, heedless, improvident, imprudent, inadvertent, incautious, inconsiderate, indolent, injudicious, loose, mindless, napping, oblivious, offhand, perfunctory, pococurante, regardless, remiss, slipshod, uncircumspect, unconcerned, unguarded, unheeding, unmindful, unobservant, unreflective, unthinking
Example Sentences
Grammys CEO Harvey Mason Jr warned voters in July that there is "no place in our organisation for... bias, grudge-holding, or careless voting".
Approximately 160,000 people are killed in road accidents in India every year - the highest in the world - mainly due to speeding and careless driving.
An 18-year-old man, from Bodmin, has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and causing death by careless driving while unfit through drink or drugs.
On a pitch Pakistan had dried with giant fans and patio heaters, the hosts’ plan was being vindicated thanks in part to some careless England batting after the visitors won a crucial toss.
His family alleges that the school “was negligent and careless by allowing students to harass, humiliate, and bully the plaintiff with impunity” and is seeking unspecified damages, according the lawsuit.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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