Antonyms for careful

Antonyms of adj careful

5 senses of careful

Sense 1:

careful (vs. careless)

careless (vs. careful)
casual, cursory, passing(prenominal), perfunctoryhaphazard, slapdash, slipshod, sloppyheedless, recklessincautiousoffhand, offhanded

Sense 2:

careful, heedful

INDIRECT (VIA mindful) -> unmindful, forgetful, mindless

Sense 3:

careful, deliberate, measured

INDIRECT (VIA unhurried) -> hurried

Sense 4:

careful

INDIRECT (VIA troubled) -> untroubled

Sense 5:

careful, thrifty

INDIRECT (VIA provident) -> improvident