carelessly
20
1.0
- adverb
- /ˈkɛr.ləs.li/
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descuidadamente
- You chose some words carelessly.
Convictions are not gloves, but the young carelessly passed from one idea to another.
- Convictions are not gloves, but the young carelessly passed from one idea to another.
- If you use your language carelessly, you'd never really ask like, what do I stand for?
- The trouble is caused by unthinking people who carelessly throw away ageless ideals as if they were old and outworn machinery.
- He doesn't mean to, but he just careless, carelessly seems to say things that I feel like damaged the rest of his body of work.
- I got distracted, pulled away doing something else, came back carelessly, put it together and bow plastic between my CPU and my cooler.
Examples
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I place my trust too carelessly, Madeleine.
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Greg sat back down and lit his cigarette, throwing the match carelessly into the ashtray.
Fiction book (1995) -
I wanted to give you the rules before you carelessly put it on.
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But if they remove it carelessly, they could have the same result.
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Individuals and governments both pursue their own self interest often, uh, carelessly and, no one's willing to take responsibility for anything.
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If you use your language carelessly, you'd never really ask like, what do I stand for?
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Now, this kind of power cannot be used carelessly or recklessly.
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Brigit plopped down next to me and dropped her books carelessly on the floor.
Fiction book (1994) -
The trouble is caused by unthinking people who carelessly throw away ageless ideals as if they were old and outworn machinery.
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You have read my reports so carelessly that you have missed a number of important points.
Synonyms
68
5.2
Without meaning to do something
30
4.6
In a way that shows no care about danger or the results
12
4.2
Showing no care for the bad results of what you do
11
5.8
Without thinking or paying attention
7
5.6
Act quickly without thinking about the bad results
5
2.9
In a careless, untidy way that makes things messy
4
6.4
In a way that shows you are not paying attention because your mind is somewhere else
4
6.6
In a careless way without proper care or attention
2
6.5
Without care for possible harm or danger
1
7.7
In a way that shows no care for possible bad results
1
7.0
In a careless way that ignores danger
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9.5
In a lazy, careless way with little interest
In a way that shows little care or attention
In a way that shows no attention to what is happening
In a careless way without thinking
In a careless way that makes mistakes and causes problems
In a clumsy, careless way that often causes mistakes
In a way that is not careful about danger
In a way that shows no worry or interest
Antonyms
How Careless
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Carelessly comes from the simple parts care ('attention' or 'worry') + -less ('without') and -ly (which makes an adverb), so it literally means 'without care' — doing something with no attention or concern.