Antonyms for careful

Antonyms for (adj) careful

Main entry: careful

Definition: exercising caution or showing care or attention

Usage: they were careful when crossing the busy street; be careful to keep her shoes clean; did very careful research; careful art restorers; careful of the rights of others; careful about one's behavior

Antonyms: careless

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


Antonyms: open, open up

Definition: cause to open or to become open


Antonyms: open, open up

Definition: become open


Antonyms: open

Definition: display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer


Antonyms: open

Definition: begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.


Antonyms: open, open up

Definition: start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning


Antonyms: distant

Definition: separated in space or coming from or going to a distance


Antonyms: distant, remote

Definition: far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship


Antonyms: general

Definition: a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular)


Antonyms: universal, universal proposition

Definition: (logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class


Antonyms: widen

Definition: become broader or wider or more extensive


Antonyms: broad, wide

Definition: having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other


Antonyms: wide

Definition: great in degree


Antonyms: uncertain

Definition: not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown


Antonyms: uncertain, unsure, incertain

Definition: lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance


Antonyms: uncertain

Definition: not certain to occur; not inevitable


Antonyms: unconscientious

Definition: not conscientious;


Antonyms: unscrupulous

Definition: without scruples or principles


Antonyms: unprotective

Definition: not affording protection


Main entry: heedful, careful

Definition: cautiously attentive

Usage: careful of her feelings; heedful of his father's advice

Antonyms: incognizant, unaware

Definition: (often followed by `of') not aware


Antonyms: mindless, unmindful, forgetful

Definition: not mindful or attentive


Main entry: deliberate, measured, careful

Definition: unhurried and with care and dignity

Usage: walking at the same measured pace; with all deliberate speed

Antonyms: hurried

Definition: moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste


Main entry: thrifty, careful

Definition: mindful of the future in spending money

Usage: careful with money

Antonyms: improvident

Definition: not provident; not providing for the future


Main entry: careful

Definition: full of cares or anxiety

Usage: Thou art careful and troubled about many things-Luke 10.41

Antonyms: untroubled

Definition: not beset by troubles or disturbance or distress


Visual thesaurus for careful