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Careless Adjective ˈkeələs ˈkerləs Driving Worker/Driver Leave Door

Word3 careless
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic /ˈkeələs/ /ˈkerləs/
Example
  • careless driving
  • a careless worker/driver
  • it was careless of me to leave the door open.
  • it would be careless to ignore the risks.
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careless

(adjective)/ˈkeələs/ /ˈkerləs/

    Word Family

    • care noun verb
    • careful adjective (≠ careless)
    • carefully adverb (≠ carelessly)
    • caring adjective (≠ uncaring)
  1. not giving enough attention and thought to what you are doing, so that you make mistakes
    • OPPOSITE careful
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/careful
    • careless driving
    • a careless worker/driver
    • It was careless of me to leave the door open.
    • It would be careless to ignore the risks.
    • Losing my phone again was very careless of me.
    • He's very careless with money.
    • Don't be so careless about spelling.
    • 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.
  2. resulting from a lack of attention and thought
    • a careless mistake/error
  3. not at all worried about something
    • He seemed careless of his own safety.
  4. not showing interest or effort
    • SYNONYM casual
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/casual_2
    • She gave a careless shrug.
    • a careless laugh/smile

    Word Origin

    • Old English carlēas ‘free from care’ (see care, -less).
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