Carefree vs. Careless

Carefreeadjective

Without cares or worries; free of concern or worries; without difficulty.

‘He left his cell phone behind and enjoyed a carefree summer day at the beach.’;

Carelessadjective

Not concerned or worried (about).

Carefree

Free of trouble and worry and care; as, the carefree joys of childhood; carefree millionaires, untroubled financially.

Carelessadjective

Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes.

‘Jessica was so careless that she put her shorts on backwards.’;

Carefree

nonchalant in a cheerful manner.

Carelessadjective

(archaic) Free from care; unworried, without anxiety.

Carefree

cheerfully irresponsible; as, carefree with his money. Opposite of careful.

Carelessadjective

Free from care or anxiety. hence, cheerful; light-hearted.

‘Sleep she as sound as careless infancy.’;

Carefree

same as unconcerned. Opposite of concerned.

Carelessadjective

Having no care; not taking ordinary or proper care; negligent; unconcerned; heedless; inattentive; unmindful; regardless.

‘My brother was too careless of his charge.’; ‘He grew careless of himself.’;

Carefreeadjective

free of trouble and worry and care;

‘the carefree joys of childhood’; ‘carefree millionaires, untroubled financially’;

Carelessadjective

Without thought or purpose; without due care; without attention to rule or system; unstudied; inconsiderate; spontaneous; rash; as, a careless throw; a careless expression.

‘He framed the careless rhyme.’;

Carefreeadjective

cheerfully irresponsible;

‘carefree with his money’; ‘freewheeling urban youths’; ‘had a harum-scarum youth’;

Carelessadjective

Not receiving care; uncared for.

‘Their many wounds and careless harms.’;

Carelessadjective

marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful;

‘careless about her clothes’; ‘forgotten by some careless person’; ‘a careless housekeeper’; ‘careless proofreading’; ‘it was a careless mistake’; ‘hurt by a careless remark’;

Carelessadjective

effortless and unstudied;

‘an impression of careless elegance’; ‘danced with careless grace’;

Carelessadjective

(usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration;

‘careless of the consequences’; ‘the proverbial grasshopper--thoughtless of tomorrow’; ‘crushing the blooms with regardless tread’;

Carelessadjective

showing an unthinking lack of consideration;

‘a careless remark’;