| Main Entry: | regardless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | indifferent, unconcerned |
Synonyms: |
behindhand, blind, careless, coarse, crude, deaf, delinquent, derelict, disregarding, heedless, inadvertent, inattentive, inconsiderate, insensitive, lax, listless, mindless, neglectful, negligent, nonobservant, rash, reckless, remiss, rude, slack, unfeeling, unheeding, uninterested, unmindful |
| Notes: | regardless is already a negative 'without regard to; despite' - and irregardless is a redundant negative |
Antonyms: |
attentive, concerned, heedful |
| Main Entry: | regardless |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | despite everything |
Synonyms: |
against, although, anyway, aside from, at any cost, but, come what may, despite, distinct from, for all that, in any case, in spite of everything, leaving aside, nevertheless, no matter what, nonetheless, notwithstanding, without considering, without regard to |
Antonyms: |
irregardless |
| Main Entry: | anyhow |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | by any means |
Synonyms: |
about, any which way, anyway, around, at any rate, at random, haphazard, haphazardly, helter-skelter, however, in any case, in any respect, in any way, in either way, in one way or another, in whatever way, nevertheless, random, randomly, regardless, under any circumstances, whatever happens, willy-nilly |
| Main Entry: | careless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | without sufficient attention |
Synonyms: |
absent-minded, abstracted, casual, cursory, disregardful, forgetful, hasty, heedless, improvident, imprudent, inaccurate, inadvertent, incautious, inconsiderate, indifferent, indiscreet, indolent, injudicious, irresponsible, lackadaisical, lax, loose, mindless, napping, negligent, nonchalant, oblivious, offhand, perfunctory, pococurante, reckless, regardless, remiss, slipshod, sloppy, thoughtless, uncircumspect, unconcerned, unguarded, unheeding, unmindful, unobservant, unreflective, unthinking, wasteful |
| Notes: | carefree means free of trouble and worry and care while careless means marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful |
Antonyms: |
accurate, attentive, careful, cautious, concerned, mindful, painstaking, prudent, ready, thoughtful |
| Main Entry: | derelict |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | careless, negligent |
Synonyms: |
behindhand, delinquent, disregardful, irresponsible, lax, regardless, remiss, slack, undependable, unreliable, untrustworthy |
Antonyms: |
careful, caring |
| Main Entry: | harum-scarum |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reckless |
Synonyms: |
carefree, careless, daring, disorderly, erratic, flighty, foolhardy, giddy, haphazard, hasty, imprudent, irresponsible, light-minded, negligent, rash, regardless, romping, scatty, thoughtless, wild |
| Main Entry: | inattentive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | negligent, not paying attention |
Synonyms: |
absent, absentminded, apathetic, blind, bored, careless, distracted, distrait, distraught, diverted, dreamy, faraway, heedless, inadvertent, indifferent, inobservant, listless, lost*, musing, neglectful, oblivious, off-guard, out to lunch, preoccupied, rapt, regardless, remiss, removed, scatterbrained, thoughtless, unconscious, undiscerning, unheeding, unmindful, unnoticing, unobservant, unobserving, unperceiving, unthinking, unwatchful, vague |
Antonyms: |
attentive, heedful, looking, noticing, observant |
| Main Entry: | incautious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not careful |
Synonyms: |
any old way, bold, brash, careless, caught napping, devil-may-care, fast-and-loose, foot-in-mouth, hasty, heedless, hotheaded, ill-advised, ill-judged, impetuous, improvident, imprudent, impulsive, inconsiderate, indiscreet, injudicious, madcap, neglectful, negligent, off guard, pay no mind, playing with fire, precipitate, rash, reckless, regardless, sticking one's neck out, thoughtless, unalert, unguarded, unmindful, unthinking, unvigilant, unwatchful, wary, wide open |
Antonyms: |
careful, cautious, discreet, thoughtful |
| Main Entry: | indifferent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unfeeling, uninterested |
Synonyms: |
aloof, apathetic, blasé, callous, cold, cool, detached, diffident, disinterested, dispassionate, distant, equitable, haughty, heartless, heedless, highbrow, impartial, impervious, inattentive, listless, neutral, nonchalant, nonpartisan, objective, passionless, phlegmatic, regardless, scornful, silent, stoical, supercilious, superior, unaroused, unbiased, uncaring, uncommunicative, unconcerned, unemotional, unimpressed, uninvolved, unmoved, unprejudiced, unresponsive, unsocial, unsympathetic |
Antonyms: |
caring, compassionate, concerned, feeling, interested, involved, sympathetic |
| Main Entry: | lax |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | slack, remiss |
Synonyms: |
any way, asleep on job, behindhand, broad, careless, casual, delinquent, derelict, devil-may-care, disregardful, easygoing, flaccid, forgetful, general, imprecise, inaccurate, indefinite, indifferent, inexact, lenient, neglectful, negligent, nonspecific, oblivious, overindulgent, paying no mind, regardless, shapeless, slipshod, sloppy, soft, unmindful, vague, yielding |
Antonyms: |
hard, rigid, strict, tight |