carelessly

1. 1.

   without care or concern

   “carelessly raised the children's hopes without thinking of their possible disappointment”

   Synonymsheedlessly
2. 2.

   without caution or prudence

   “one unfortunately sees historic features carelessly lost when estates fall into unsympathetic hands”

   Synonymsincautiously

   Antonymscarefully
3. 3.

   in a rakish manner

   “she wore her hat rakishly at an angle”

   Synonymsrakishlyraffishly

Questions about carelessly

What does carelessly mean?

carelessly means "without care or concern". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in carelessly?

carelessly has 3 syllables: carel-es-sly. The stress falls on "carel". In IPA it is /ˈkɛɹləsli/.

What is another word for carelessly?

Close synonyms include heedlessly, incautiously, rakishly, raffishly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of carelessly?

The recorded antonyms are carefully.

Is carelessly a common word?

carelessly is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.