Carelessly is an English word with synonyms like heedlessly or carefully. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Carelessly meaning
- Giving the appearance of carelessness; relaxedly.
- Done without care or attention; inattentively.
Synonyms of Carelessly
Using Carelessly
- The main meaning on this page is: Giving the appearance of carelessness; relaxedly. | Done without care or attention; inattentively.
- Useful related words include: heedlessly, incautiously, carefully, cautiously.
- In the example corpus, carelessly often appears in combinations such as: carelessly and, being carelessly, carelessly in.
Context around Carelessly
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Carelessly
- In this selection, "carelessly" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, drove, flutter, negligently, maliciously, dropped and employing stand out and add context to how "carelessly" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include above him carelessly dropped a and animals being carelessly crushed to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "carelessly" sits close to words such as aborigines, abreu and accommodates, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with carelessly
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
American flags flutter carelessly in the wind, and bushes are well kept. (12 words)
Some just assume that they will not be penalised if they drive carelessly. (13 words)
These youngsters carelessly lead the lives they choose and never mind about anybody else. (14 words)
But it’s not, because California doesn’t require air conditioning in K-12 classrooms, a carelessly outdated position at a time when climate change is making heat waves more dangerous and intense. (33 words)
The show highlights the central themes of wealth and colonialism, challenging how the privileged class can afford to behave carelessly, and the burden this places on marginalized groups and the working class. (32 words)
Throughout the transition period, the College carelessly failed to update the modification in the range of communication channels in a timely manner, making it harder to contact the Title IX Coordinator. (31 words)
People in urban neighborhoods don’t want to risk taking on new relationships too carelessly … they ain’t got the time! (21 words)
Example sentences (20)
American flags flutter carelessly in the wind, and bushes are well kept.
A New Jersey woman has sued the operator of a Windsor business, alleging that she “negligently, carelessly, maliciously, intentionally, wantonly, willfully and recklessly disregarded the safety” of a horse.
Another manager, working 20 feet above him, carelessly dropped a nearly 100-pound hoist, barely missing Carson.
He is known for making irrational decisions and carelessly employing the use of violence at the first opportunity.
It might've been frustrating to watch Beth carelessly make a move that ended her life, but in hindsight, it was the right move for the series at its peak.
On numerous farms supplying retailers like Lidl I not only saw animals being carelessly crushed to death.
People in urban neighborhoods don’t want to risk taking on new relationships too carelessly … they ain’t got the time!
Some just assume that they will not be penalised if they drive carelessly.
The show highlights the central themes of wealth and colonialism, challenging how the privileged class can afford to behave carelessly, and the burden this places on marginalized groups and the working class.
The strongest pressure was applied when Wolves carelessly squandered possession making life difficult for themselves.
Throughout the transition period, the College carelessly failed to update the modification in the range of communication channels in a timely manner, making it harder to contact the Title IX Coordinator.
Undav bagged Brighton’s second goal in the 86th minute as Trossard carelessly lost possession, allowing the forward to lift a deft lob over Ramsdale.
And Ms Levin told GB News: "Her trademark has been refused, and they think it's been very carelessly done.
But it’s not, because California doesn’t require air conditioning in K-12 classrooms, a carelessly outdated position at a time when climate change is making heat waves more dangerous and intense.
Detective Constable Ryan Stokes said “Firearms were discharged in broad daylight, carelessly risking the lives of innocent people.
He drove carelessly, not considering other people who may be using the road that night.
There is NO viable reason to allow the muzzle of a firearm to cover another human, carelessly.
These youngsters carelessly lead the lives they choose and never mind about anybody else.
United were again gifted an avenue back into the game when Darwin Nunez carelessly gave possession away.
You drove carelessly and is resulted in the death of your sister-in-law.
Common combinations with carelessly
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- carelessly and 4×
- being carelessly 3×
- carelessly in 2×
- and carelessly 2×
- drive carelessly 2×
- very carelessly 2×
- drove carelessly 2×
- carelessly cause 2×
- not carelessly 2×
- or carelessly 2×