Careless vs. Imprudent
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Difference Between Careless and Imprudent
Carelessadjective
Not concerned or worried (about).
Imprudentadjective
Not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper.
Carelessadjective
Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes.
Jessica was so careless that she put her shorts on backwards.Imprudentadjective
not prudent or wise;
very imprudent of her mother to encourage her in such silly romantic ideaswould be imprudent for a noneconomist to talk about the details of economic policyCarelessadjective
(archaic) Free from care; unworried, without anxiety.
Imprudentadjective
lacking wise self-restraint;
an imprudent remarkADVERTISEMENT
Carelessadjective
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful;
careless about her clothesforgotten by some careless persona careless housekeepercareless proofreadingit was a careless mistakehurt by a careless remarkCarelessadjective
effortless and unstudied;
an impression of careless elegancedanced with careless graceCarelessadjective
(usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration;
careless of the consequencesthe proverbial grasshopper--thoughtless of tomorrowcrushing the blooms with regardless treadCarelessadjective
showing an unthinking lack of consideration;
a careless remark
