| careless | | |
| adj. | 1. careless | 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" |
| ~ inattentive | showing a lack of attention or care.; "inattentive students"; "an inattentive babysitter" |
| ~ cursory, perfunctory, passing, casual | hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough.; "a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws"; "a passing glance"; "perfunctory courtesy" |
| ~ slapdash, slipshod, haphazard, sloppy | marked by great carelessness.; "a most haphazard system of record keeping"; "slapdash work"; "slipshod spelling"; "sloppy workmanship" |
| ~ heedless, reckless | characterized by careless unconcern.; "the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes"; "reckless squandering of public funds" |
| ~ incautious | carelessly failing to exercise proper caution.; "an incautious step sent her headlong down the stairs" |
| ~ offhand, offhanded | casually thoughtless or inconsiderate.; "an offhand manner"; "she treated most men with offhand contempt" |
| ~ incautious | lacking in caution.; "an incautious remark"; "incautious talk" |
| ~ unconcerned | lacking in interest or care or feeling.; "the average American...is unconcerned that his or her plight is the result of a complex of personal and economic and governmental actions...beyond the normal citizen's comprehension and control"; "blithely unconcerned about his friend's plight" |
| ~ negligent | characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern.; "negligent parents"; "negligent of detail"; "negligent in his correspondence" |
| ~ superficial | concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually.; "superficial similarities"; "a superficial mind"; "his thinking was superficial and fuzzy"; "superficial knowledge"; "the superficial report didn't give the true picture"; "only superficial differences" |
| ~ imprudent | not prudent or wise.; "very imprudent of her mother to encourage her in such silly romantic ideas"; "would be imprudent for a noneconomist to talk about the details of economic policy" |
| adj. | 2. careless | effortless and unstudied.; "an impression of careless elegance"; "danced with careless grace" |
| ~ artless | simple and natural; without cunning or deceit.; "an artless manner"; "artless elegance" |
| adj. | 3. careless, regardless | (usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration.; "careless of the consequences"; "crushing the blooms with regardless tread" |
| ~ heedless, unheeding | marked by or paying little heed or attention.; "We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics"; "heedless of danger"; "heedless of the child's crying" |
| flippant | | |
| adj. | 1. flippant, light-minded | showing inappropriate levity. |
| ~ frivolous | not serious in content or attitude or behavior.; "a frivolous novel"; "a frivolous remark"; "a frivolous young woman" |
| flirt | | |
| n. (person) | 1. coquette, flirt, minx, prickteaser, tease, vamp, vamper | a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men. |
| ~ adult female, woman | an adult female person (as opposed to a man).; "the woman kept house while the man hunted" |
| n. (act) | 2. coquetry, dalliance, flirt, flirtation, flirting, toying | playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest. |
| ~ frolic, gambol, romp, caper, play | gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement.; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly" |
| v. (communication) | 3. butterfly, chat up, coquet, coquette, dally, flirt, mash, philander, romance | talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions.; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women" |
| ~ talk, speak | exchange thoughts; talk with.; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words" |
| ~ wanton | engage in amorous play. |
| ~ vamp | act seductively with (someone). |
| v. (social) | 4. dally, flirt, play, toy | behave carelessly or indifferently.; "Play about with a young girl's affection" |
| ~ trifle, dally, play | consider not very seriously.; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
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