carelessly

adverb

as in casually

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Recent Examples of carelessly Neither phone should be used carelessly at the beach, but that higher dust rating offers a little more peace of mind. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2026 Combine them carelessly and you either gold-plate the commercial layer or under-build the safety-critical one. — Stephen Farrugia, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Jasson Domínguez, still a liability on defense, carelessly let a leadoff single bounce past him and roll to the wall in right for a two-base error, but Cole managed to strand the runner at third and logged a scoreless frame. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026 Omar Alderete, O’Nien’s second-half replacement, carelessly did the same thing for the late winner. — Stuart James, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Since it was designated the first national recreation area in 1964, hordes of visitors have cut Lake Mead’s glassy surface with jet skis and boats, carelessly dropping belongings that may now wash up on shore. — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 Kylese Perryman claims his rights were violated, saying investigators carelessly and incorrectly identified him as the man responsible for a violent felony. — Ubah Ali, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 The cameras can also help drivers parallel park or ensure a kid’s bike wasn’t left carelessly in the driveway. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026 Each model can be useful, and each creates different risks when applied carelessly. — Keith Ferrazzi, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carelessly
  1. casually
  2. indiscriminately
  3. arbitrarily
  4. capriciously
  5. promiscuously
  6. haphazardly
  7. whimsically
  8. informally
Adverb
  • Scammers can lift voice samples from videos people casually post on platforms like Instagram and TikTok.
    — Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • As a result, Stiltz’s observations lean toward glib rather than casually profound.
    — Harry Thorfinn-George, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of casually
Adverb
  • People get overexcited about the latest breakthrough and begin investing indiscriminately in the companies driving the innovation.
    — RUCHIR SHARMA, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The suspect appeared to have fired indiscriminately at students in a classroom next to his own after leaving his Grade 9 classroom, Palencia said in a separate interview with local DZBB radio.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of indiscriminately
Adverb
  • Place names that are changed arbitrarily and without due process should not be recognized by the international community.
    — Reuben Rose-Redwood, Time, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The judge said the school board inserted its own opinions into the decision, and thus acted arbitrarily and illegally.
    — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of arbitrarily
Adverb
  • Permits that are granted and withdrawn capriciously, tax credits that come and go, technologies that fall in or out of favor in successive administrations, and endless legal battles all amount to dangerous barriers to investment.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 16 Apr. 2026
  • That standard would uphold the NCAA’s interpretation of the waiver rule so long as the NCAA didn’t act arbitrarily or capriciously, either of which is difficult to show.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Definition of capriciously
Adverb
  • Huxley’s critique is clear; America mistakes body for spirit, promiscuously confusing the physical with the metaphysical.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
  • Political factions are steered by big personalities, and politicians jump promiscuously between parties.
    — BEN BLAND, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2024
Definition of promiscuously
Adverb
  • And even though his signature coalition of the willing, the Board of Peace, has potential, it was thrown together haphazardly.
    — Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Each of the nine beauty favorites below can be haphazardly thrown from your vanity into your bag and through TSA.
    — ElleAnna Revell, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of haphazardly
Adverb
  • It’s been over a year since Audrey Hobert released her debut album, Who’s the Clown, but the world still can’t get enough of her whimsically addicting pop songs.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Sculptures whimsically assembled from chairs, lamps, and a filing cabinet pulled from Cultural Center storage get roped off by floor tape that cleverly extends the artworks themselves, upending standard museum practice while also sticking to it.
    — Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of whimsically
Adverb
  • And Jeremy Allen White is Jeff Horwitz, the Wall Street Journal tech reporter with whom Haugen collaborates on an explosive series of articles informally titled The Facebook Files, exposing the toxic culture behind the company’s stratospheric reach.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Much of this is processed informally, where workers can be exposed to toxic substances while recovering valuable metals such as gold and silver.
    — Aniruddha Ghosal, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of informally

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“Carelessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carelessly. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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