You were careless in your action.
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Careless
/ˈkɛəlɪs/
Synonyms for "careless" (406 found)
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Closest matches (82)
absent-mindedaccident proneaccident-proneairyall thumbsaloofapatheticarbitraryartlessataracticaudaciousawkwardbadbarbaricbarbarousbeat upbeat-upbedraggledbehindhandblase
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blitheblowzyblunderheadedblunderingboorishboredbreakneckbumblingbunglingbutterfingeredcapriciouscarefreecasualchancechintzyclownishclumsyclumsy-fistedcumbersomecursorydegagedelinquentderelictdesperatedetacheddevil-may-caredilapidateddisheveleddisinteresteddispassionatedisregardantdisregardfuldistantdistracteddistraitdown at the heeldrabbletaileddraggleddraggletailedeasy
Adjective(14 words)
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (121)
easygoingerroneousfalliblefaultyfecklessfingers all thumbsflippantfoolhardyforgetfulfree and easyfrowzyfrumpishfrumpyfumblingfuriousgauchegawkishgawkygracelessgrubby
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ham-fistedham-handedhaphazardharum scarumharum-scarumhastyheadlongheavy handedheavy-handedheedlesshotheadedhulkinghulkyhurriedimpassiveimpetuousimpotentimpreciseimproperimprovidentimprudentin ragsinaccurateinadequateinadvertentinadvisableinattentiveincapableincautiousinconsiderateincorrectincuriousindifferentindiscreetindiscriminateinefficientinelegantinexactinexcitableinfelicitousinformalingenuousinobservantinsouciantirresponsiblelackadaisicallaxlazyleft handedleft-handleft-handedlenientlistlesslooseloutishlubberlylumberinglumpenlumpishmadmaladroit
Adjective(32 words)
ecological neglectenvironmental apathyfrowsiestglib remarkhaphazardhaphazard configurationhaphazard countinghaphazard efforthaphazard lesson planhaphazard materialshaphazard methodhaphazard note-takinghastyhasty conclusionhasty methodhasty writinghazardous choicehazardous misuseheadfirstidle machine
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ignorantimprovidentindiscreetinefficient studyinexpertirresponsible citizenklutzylaxerlaxestlazierlazy studentlighthearted
Noun(3 words)
haphazard inquiryill advised actionless thorough
Adjective(3 words)
Verb(2 words)
ignore safety warningsignore weather warnings
Related words (203)
Noun(20 words)
medical neglectmismanagingmore haphazardmore recklessnonrigorous discoursepoor craftsmanshippotshotrash presentationrushscrawlingscribblingshirkingslackingslaptruantungroundedly statedunregulated practiceunthinking actionwastewasteful neglect
messymindlessmussyneglectfulnegligentnonchalantoafishobliviousoffhandovereageroverenthusiasticoverindulgentoverpermissiveoverzealousperfunctorypermissivephlegmaticpococurantepokyponderous
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precipitantprecipitateprecipitouspromiscuousraggedraggedyrashraunchyreasonlessrecklessregardlessrelaxedremissrespectlessruinousscragglyseedyshabbyshoddyshort-sightedslackslap-bangslapdashslatternlyslipshodsloppyslovenlysluttishsoftsolecisticsordidsqualidstiffstolidtackytactlesstatteredthanklessthoughtlessturned offturned-offunanxiousuncalculatinguncaringunconcerneduncouthuncriticalundiplomaticundiscriminatingunfastidiousunfitungainlyungracefulungrammaticunguardedunhandyunheedfulunheedinguninquiringuninquisitiveuninteresteduninvolvedunkemptunmarkingunmindfulunneatunnoticingunnotingunobservantunobservingunpreparedunqualifiedunreadyunreasoningunreflectingunreflectiveunremarkingunrestrainedunsightlyunsolicitousunstudieduntactfulunthinkingunthoroughunthoughtfuluntidyuntroubledunwaryunwieldyunworriedwantonweakwildwithdrawnwreckingwrong
Verb(7 words)
Adjective(51 words)
neglectful practicesnegligent tasknonconservativenonreflective surfacenonrigorouspiecemeal lessonsplanlessramshackle arrangementrapid decision makingrash shoverashestrecklessreckless energyregardlessrisky behaviorscatterbrainedscattershot processshoddiershoddiestshoddy
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shoddy goodsslapdashslipshodsloppiersloppiestsloppysloppy handlingsloppy personsloppy techniqueslouchierslovenlierslovenliestspeedyundutifulunorganizedunprofessional behaviorunprotectiveunsafeunsafe actionunsafe manipulationunscientificunstudiousunsustainable fashionunsystematic inquiryuntidy dataunwarierunwariestunwiserwastefulwasteful irrigationwasteful practice
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4 entriesCollocations
5 entriescareless errorcareless handlingcareless handwritingcareless mistakecareless spelling
Inflections
2 entriesmore carelessmost careless
Derivations
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Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
It was careless of you to lose the key.
Source: tatoeba (16169)
It was careless of you to leave your bag.
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It was careless of her to leave the door unlocked when she went out.
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