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Adverb
▲
In a haphazard manner lacking in care or thought
negligently
nonchalantly
irresponsibly
incautiously
thoughtlessly
haphazardly
sloppily
hastily
neglectfully
rashly
inattentively
offhandedly
unconcernedly
unmindfully
slapdash
without care
without concern
indifferently
heedlessly
unthinkingly
recklessly
inadvertently
unguardedly
any which way
in an unguarded moment
coolly
unemotionally
informally
casually
lackadaisically
more ❯
“This is not so much a carelessly structured story as a story made up on the fly.”
Adverb
▲
Without care or thought
rashly
headlong
recklessly
hastily
heedlessly
precipitately
hurriedly
wildly
foolishly
hotfoot
thoughtlessly
precipitously
cursorily
impulsively
incautiously
impetuously
imprudently
irresponsibly
indiscreetly
madly
unthinkingly
daringly
passionately
inadvisedly
abruptly
unwarily
unwisely
headily
precipitantly
pell-mell
ill-advisedly
on the spur of the moment
more ❯
“It was a basic error, and I chastised myself for being so careless.”
Adverb
▲
In a poor, unsatisfactory, or inadequate way
badly
poorly
inadequately
bad
incorrectly
unsatisfactorily
erroneously
deficiently
wretchedly
faultily
imperfectly
dreadfully
appallingly
atrociously
awfully
deplorably
terribly
dismally
lamentably
miserably
abysmally
insufficiently
abominably
woefully
incompetently
lousily
unacceptably
defectively
pitifully
crudely
execrably
diabolically
inexpertly
crummily
egregiously
ineptly
inefficiently
shoddily
clumsily
ineffectively
negligently
frightfully
amateurishly
meanly
awkwardly
blunderingly
feebly
haphazardly
ill
maladroitly
stupidly
unskillfully
weakly
wrong
more ❯
Adverb
▲
In a random or unpredictable manner
erratically
haphazardly
haphazard
anyway
anyhow
randomly
irregularly
aimlessly
desultorily
anywise
unevenly
eccentrically
capriciously
helter-skelter
willy-nilly
hit or miss
at random
inconstantly
accidentally
casually
by chance
heedlessly
negligently
about
around
in a muddle
every which way
in a disorganized manner
all over the place
all over the lot
more ❯
Adverb
▲
Without much care or thought
lightly
heedlessly
breezily
unthinkingly
thoughtlessly
flippantly
nonchalantly
casually
indifferently
uncaringly
airily
blithely
frivolously
simply
easily
without consideration
without thought
unconcernedly
apathetically
cavalierly
lackadaisically
unstudiedly
blasély
insouciantly
artlessly
detachedly
disinterestedly
relaxedly
superficially
uninterestedly
more ❯
“An independent report found a clear demonstration of a lack of knowledge and a careless attitude to detail.”
Adverb
▲
In a superficial, casual or careless manner
superficially
casually
frivolously
extraneously
flimsily
hastily
ignorantly
trivially
partially
not profoundly
not thoroughly
once over lightly
Adverb
▲
In an indiscriminate or haphazard manner
indiscriminately
aimlessly
randomly
haphazardly
erratically
blindly
injudiciously
unthinkingly
wildly
uncritically
mindlessly
wholesale
chaotically
purposelessly
desultorily
arbitrarily
thoughtlessly
undiscerningly
unsystematically
undiscriminatingly
unmethodically
unselectively
casually
promiscuously
madly
at random
non-selectively
without method
without exception
across the board
more ❯
Adverb
▲
In an absent-minded or abstracted manner
absently
distractedly
dreamily
abstractedly
blankly
inattentively
unheedingly
vacantly
bemusedly
emptily
unconsciously
vaguely
heedlessly
obliviously
vacuously
absent-mindedly
lost in thought
on automatic pilot
in a world of your own
with your head in the clouds
preoccupiedly
absorbedly
absentmindedly
distantly
musingly
unawarely
unmindfully
forgetfully
pensively
neglectfully
more ❯
Adverb
▲
In part, or to some degree, but not completely
partly
half
partially
somewhat
incompletely
part
relatively
moderately
comparatively
partway
halfway
slightly
ish
inadequately
piecemeal
insufficiently
measurably
notably
noticeably
in part
to some degree
to some extent
in some measure
to a certain degree
to a point
to a certain extent
to a limited degree
not entirely
not wholly
not totally
to a limited extent
not fully
a little
up to a point
by degrees
little by little
piece by piece
at best
at least
at most
at worst
bit by bit
in some ways
not strictly speaking
within limits
in a general way
in bits and pieces
so far as possible
up to a certain point
quasi-
more ❯
Adverb
▲
Done without regard to others' sensitivities
callously
cruelly
heartlessly
brutally
harshly
coldly
indifferently
unfeelingly
hardheartedly
insensitively
soullessly
in cold blood
pitilessly
mercilessly
ruthlessly
unsympathetically
inhumanly
hardly
inhumanely
uncharitably
cold-bloodedly
unmercifully
remorselessly
stonily
unkindly
hard-heartedly
unsparingly
savagely
viciously
compassionlessly
more ❯
Adverb
▲
In a manner lacking coordination or grace
awkwardly
clumsily
gracelessly
gawkily
inelegantly
fumblingly
lumberingly
stiffly
ungracefully
uncouthly
with difficulty
sloppily
bunglingly
stumblingly
rustically
uneasily
gauchely
stiltedly
uncomfortably
woodenly
unnaturally
unconfidently
uptightly
Adverb
▲
By accident, without knowing
unawares
unwittingly
unintentionally
accidentally
inadvertently
unknowingly
unconsciously
mistakenly
ignorantly
short
sudden
surprisingly
unready
by accident
by mistake
without noticing
in all innocence
off guard
fortuitously
involuntarily
coincidentally
by chance
by coincidence
by a fluke
serendipitously
unexpectedly
unpremeditatedly
undesignedly
as luck would have it
not by design
more ❯
Adverb
▲
In an inaccurate manner
inaccurately
incorrectly
wrongly
erroneously
mistakenly
inappropriately
faultily
amiss
unsuitably
improperly
inaptly
imprecisely
badly
clumsily
inexactly
crudely
inadequately
unfaithfully
unreliably
falsely
fallaciously
unsoundly
invalidly
untruely
imperfectly
defectively
untruthfully
discrepantly
widely
erringly
more ❯
Adverb
▲
Unknowingly, without conscious thought or intent
unconsciously
unwittingly
heedlessly
thoughtlessly
unknowingly
unthinkingly
abstractedly
ignorantly
unawarely
unintentionally
automatically
cluelessly
disregardfully
inattentively
incognizantly
insensibly
neglectfully
obliviously
unmindfully
habitually
unsuspectingly
unheedingly
innocently
unfamiliarly
blindly
unobservantly
naively
unperceptively
inexperiencedly
undiscerningly
forgetfully
imperceptively
distractedly
dreamily
absently
preoccupiedly
insensitively
absent-mindedly
vaguely
deafly
absorbedly
unseeingly
unknowledgeably
musingly
bemusedly
myopically
uneducatedly
unaffectedly
obtusely
distantly
simply
unwarily
uncomprehendingly
pensively
imperviously
greenly
negligently
nearsightedly
purblindly
benightedly
unwisely
indiscriminately
vacantly
unconcernedly
inconsiderately
absentmindedly
confidingly
blankly
mindlessly
uncritically
ingenuously
unsuspiciously
unsophisticatedly
credulously
unaccustomedly
gullibly
guilelessly
indifferently
artlessly
naïvely
more ❯
Adverb
▲
In a gentle, delicate or soft manner
softly
gently
delicately
faintly
gingerly
quietly
smoothly
tenderly
agilely
airily
breezily
daintily
gradually
nimbly
lightly
mildly
slightly
carefully
timidly
tepidly
mollifyingly
imperturbably
genially
meekly
calmly
soothingly
subtly
finely
discreetly
inconspicuously
Adverb
▲
Adverb for failing to give the proper care and attention that is required
laxly
negligently
slackly
scrappily
shoddily
slipshodly
amateurishly
cursorily
disorganisedlyUK
disorganizedlyUS
hastily
hurriedly
perfunctorily
wildly
disregardfully
erroneously
imprecisely
inaccurately
incorrectly
inexactly
lazily
neglectfully
remissly
sketchily
wrongly
sloppily
“The careless technique points to their being the creations of very inferior artisans.”
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