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as in unsafe
not paying or showing close attention especially for the purpose of avoiding trouble
a careless reporter who often doesn't get his facts straight a careless mistake that caused the plane to crash
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as in neglectful
failing to give proper care and attention
a careless effort that made an unnecessary mess
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Recent Examples of careless
The Heat committed 14 turnovers, several of them particularly careless, and shot just 9 for 37 (24.3 percent) on threes.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
Nests are usually placed on a horizontal conifer branch less than 10 feet above the ground, which makes sense, given the careless, rickety appearance of their design.
—Matt Kracht, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Amy Weiss was sentenced to 365 days on a charge of careless driving causing death and 364 days on a charge of tampering with physical evidence in connection with the 2023 wreck that killed Ollie Stratton, the District Attorney - Eighth Judicial District said in a March 7 post on Facebook.
—Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 10 Mar. 2025
Despite Curry’s best efforts, the Warriors were undone by a careless offense and by Philadelphia’s Quentin Grimes who scored a career-high 44 points.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 2 Mar. 2025
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
Nests are usually placed on a horizontal conifer branch less than 10 feet above the ground, which makes sense, given the careless, rickety appearance of their design.
—Matt Kracht, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Amy Weiss was sentenced to 365 days on a charge of careless driving causing death and 364 days on a charge of tampering with physical evidence in connection with the 2023 wreck that killed Ollie Stratton, the District Attorney - Eighth Judicial District said in a March 7 post on Facebook.
—Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 10 Mar. 2025
Despite Curry’s best efforts, the Warriors were undone by a careless offense and by Philadelphia’s Quentin Grimes who scored a career-high 44 points.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for careless
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McKell said the new law targets life coaches who had lost their therapist licenses because the state deemed them unsafe to work with patients.—
Jessica Schreifels,
ProPublica,
27 Mar. 2025
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The building has been unsafe to occupy due to asbestos and other issues for all but a few weeks since.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Mar. 2025
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The play revolves around two modern-day brothers, Booth and Lincoln, whose fate may be determined by the names their profoundly neglectful parents saddled them with as a joke — a joke with an archetypal punchline.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025
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In fact, research shows that when a partner is perceived and controlling and neglectful, it is associated with lower relationship satisfaction.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
22 Dec. 2024
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Last year’s Reds dealt with injuries, bad defense, and aggressive base running that sometimes bordered on reckless, among other issues.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Marcantonio faces four counts of first-degree reckless endangerment and a single count each of reckless driving, failure to maintain the proper lane and first-degree manslaughter.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2025
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On Facebook, the city government shared images of cracks in the walls of the lazy river, rust in the mechanical room and chipping concrete on a pedestrian bridge.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
23 Mar. 2025
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In contrast to Joe Biden, Trump is not a traditional Atlanticist, views many of Washington's security arrangements in Europe as either antiquated or unfair, and tends to scoff at the European theater writ-large as lazy teenagers who take their parent's support for granted.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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It's been wildly negligent that the board has done nothing to curb Elon's behavior, especially around extremist statements.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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The mother of a 5-year-old Florida boy who died last week after allegedly drinking a cup of juice that had methamphetamine in it is now facing a negligent manslaughter charge after she was arrested last week, PEOPLE has learned.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Careless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/careless. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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