Synonyms and antonyms of Careless and casual in American Thesaurus

careless (adjective)

a careless person does not think about what they are doing, so they make mistakes, hurt people, or damage things

casual (adjective)

used when you are criticizing someone for being too relaxed or not careful enough about what they do or say

careless (adjective)

used about someone’s actions

complacency (noun)

a complacent attitude or way of behaving

complacent (adjective)

too confident and relaxed because you think you can deal with something easily, even though this may not be true

perfunctory (adjective)

done without much effort or interest

lackadaisical (adjective)

doing something in a lazy or careless way that shows that you are not really interested in it

remiss (adjective)

careless about doing what you need to do

slipshod (adjective)

done in a careless way

like a bull in a china shop ()

doing something with too much enthusiasm or too quickly and carelessly in a way that may damage things or upset someone

aimless (adjective)

without any particular purpose or plan

airy (adjective)

mainly literary showing that you do not think that someone or something is important

brain-dead (adjective)

informal extremely stupid or careless

careless (adjective)

formal not thinking or worrying enough about something

devil-may-care (adjective)

relaxed and happy, with a tendency to take risks and not worry about the future

dizzy (adjective)

informal silly, careless, and not interested in serious things

gratuitous (adjective)

done or shown without any good reason

half-assed (adjective)

Americanimpolite done in a careless or lazy way

ham-handed (adjective)

Americaninformal not careful or gentle enough

idle (adjective)

without a good reason or real purpose

insouciant (adjective)

mainly literary not worrying about or paying attention to possible problems

lax (adjective)

not paying enough attention to rules, or not caring enough about quality or safety

loose (adjective)

old-fashioned careless about what you say or who you say it to

negligent (adjective)

failing to give care or attention, especially when this causes harm or damage

negligent (adjective)

literary relaxed and informal

nonchalant (adjective)

relaxed and not worried about anything

quick and dirty (adjective)

informal made or produced very quickly but not very well

rudderless (adjective)

lacking any clear goal, purpose, or direction

self-destructive (adjective)

doing things that are likely to harm you or to make you fail

slapdash (adjective)

doing something quickly and not carefully

slaphappy (adjective)

informal silly and not responsible

sloppy (adjective)

done in a very careless way

slovenly (adjective)

careless, or messy

superficial (adjective)

a superficial person does not think about serious or important things

tactless (adjective)

someone who is tactless is not careful about the way that they speak or behave toward other people and so often upsets them

unconcern (noun)

a lack of worry or interest, especially relating to a situation that other people think you should care about

unconcerned (adjective)

not worried about a situation or what will happen, especially when other people think you should be worried