negligently
In careless fashion
Negligently means in a careless or inattentive manner, failing to give proper care or attention to something that requires it.
The word carries legal weight—negligently causing harm implies fault without intent: The driver negligently ran a red light.
It suggests responsibility for consequences that reasonable care would have prevented.
Without careful thought
- imprudentlyWithout good judgment
- heedlesslyWithout paying attention
- irresponsiblyWithout due care
- recklesslyActing without regard for danger
incautiously · foolhardily · thoughtlessly · carelessly · brashly · impetuously · impulsively · hastily
Careless and hasty
- sloppyCareless and untidy
- heedlessCareless of consequences
- remissNeglectful of duty
- laxInsufficiently firm or rigorous
irresponsible · unmindful · unthinking · incautious · imprudent · casual · unwary · improvident
Abandonment of duty
- breachBreaking of agreement
- misconductImproper professional behavior
- malpracticeHarmful professional negligence
- malfeasanceUnlawful act by officeholder
liability · fault · wrongdoing · remissness · irresponsibility · accountability · blameworthy · actionable
Inattentive to immediate surroundings
- distractedUnable to concentrate
- unfocusedWithout clear direction
- obliviousLacking any awareness
- preoccupiedMentally elsewhere, not present
forgetful · unaware · inobservant · unwatchful · daydreaming · scatterbrained · spacey · zoned-out
Feeling no worry
- apatheticWithout feeling or concern
- nonchalantCalmly unconcerned
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- disinterestedFree from personal stakes
insensitive · aloof · impassive · unresponsive · dispassionate · blasé · dismissive · untroubled
rashly
Without careful thought
- imprudentlyWithout good judgment
- heedlesslyWithout paying attention
- irresponsiblyWithout due care
recklessly · incautiously · foolhardily · thoughtlessly · carelessly · brashly · impetuously · impulsively · hastily · precipitately
slipshod
Careless and hasty
lax · irresponsible · unmindful · unthinking · incautious · imprudent · casual · unwary · improvident · undisciplined
dereliction
Abandonment of duty
- breachBreaking of agreement
- misconductImproper professional behavior
- malpracticeHarmful professional negligence
malfeasance · liability · fault · wrongdoing · remissness · irresponsibility · accountability · blameworthy · actionable · tortious
absentminded
Inattentive to immediate surroundings
- distractedUnable to concentrate
- unfocusedWithout clear direction
- obliviousLacking any awareness
preoccupied · forgetful · unaware · inobservant · unwatchful · daydreaming · scatterbrained · spacey · zoned-out · oversight
unconcerned
Feeling no worry
- apatheticWithout feeling or concern
- nonchalantCalmly unconcerned
- detachedApart or uninvolved
disinterested · insensitive · aloof · impassive · unresponsive · dispassionate · blasé · dismissive · untroubled · unbothered
- unintentionallyaccidentally, unintentionally, inadvertently, unwittingly, by accident
- shady adverbsdishonestly, deceitfully, deceptively, fraudulently, sneakily
negligentlydiligently
With persistent effort
carefully · attentively · conscientiously · meticulously · mindfully
negligentlydeliberately
Done with intention
intentionally · willfully · knowingly · premeditatedly · consciously
- negligent homicideCausing death by recklessness
- negligent drivingOperating vehicle without due care
- negligent dischargeUnintended firing from carelessness