Careless
Crossword Clue & Answers

29 November 2021
Last seen in: Irish Independent - Simple

We found 8 answers for the crossword clue 'Careless', the most recent of which was seen in the Irish Independent - Simple.

We've seen this clue in both CRYPTIC and NON-CRYPTIC crossword publications.

We have given Careless a popularity rating of 'Very Common' because it has featured in a numerous crossword publications and has multiple answers.

As well as being a clue we've also seen Careless as an answer itself some 96 times.

Careless is a single word clue made up of 8 letters.

We most recently saw this clue in 'Irish Independent - Simple' on Thursday, 18 November 2021 with the answer being INADVERTENT, but the most popular answer for this clue is NEGLIGENT.

We've seen this clue in the following publications:

• Irish Independent - Simple - 18 Nov 2021
• The Guardian Quick - 14 Jul 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 6 Jul 2021
• The Mirror Classic - 8 Jun 2021
• Irish Independent - Simple - 1 Apr 2021
• The Mirror Classic - 16 Mar 2021
• The Guardian Quick - 19 Jan 2021
• Irish Independent - Simple - 16 Dec 2020
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 12 Oct 2020
• The Mirror Classic - 10 Oct 2020

Definitions and usage

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• Effortless and unstudied; "an impression of careless elegance"; "danced with careless grace"
• 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"
• (usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration; "careless of the consequences"; "crushing the blooms with regardless tread"

Crossword Answers

5 Letters

SLACK
A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

6 Letters

REMISS
Failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills"

8 Letters

SLAPDASH
Marked by great carelessness; "a most haphazard system of record keeping"; "slapdash work"; "slipshod spelling"; "sloppy workmanship"

SLIPSHOD
Marked by great carelessness; "a most haphazard system of record keeping"; "slapdash work"; "slipshod spelling"; "sloppy workmanship"

9 Letters

NEGLIGENT
Characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern; "negligent parents"; "negligent of detail"; "negligent in his correspondence"

SLAPHAPPY
Dazed from or as if from repeated blows; "knocked silly by the impact"; "slaphappy with exhaustion"

11 Letters

INADVERTENT
Happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally ; "with an inadvertent gesture she swept the vase off the table"; "accidental poisoning"; "an accidental shooting"

PERFUNCTORY
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"