Difference between Negligent and Careless

NEGLIGENT vs CARELESS: ADJECTIVE

Acting with or done through negligence.
Given to or characterized by neglect, especially habitual neglect.
Marked by insufficient care or attention
Apt to neglect; customarily neglectful; characterized by negligence; careless; heedless; culpably careless; showing lack of attention.
Careless, without appropriate or sufficient attention.
Culpable due to negligence.
Characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern

Marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
Effortless and unstudied
Showing an unthinking lack of consideration
Taking insufficient care; negligent.
Marked by or resulting from lack of forethought or thoroughness.
Showing a lack of consideration.
Unconcerned or indifferent; heedless.
Unstudied or effortless.
Exhibiting a disposition that is free from cares; cheerful.
Free from care or anxiety. hence, cheerful; light-hearted.
Having no care; not taking ordinary or proper care; negligent; unconcerned; heedless; inattentive; unmindful; regardless.
Without thought or purpose; without due care; without attention to rule or system; unstudied; inconsiderate; spontaneous; rash.
(usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration

Synonyms Negligent, Neglectful, Remiss, Heedless, Thoughtless. inattentive, regardless, indifferent, slack. Of the first five words, remiss is the weakest; it especially applies to failure to attend to what is considered duty. Negligent is generally applied to inattention to things, neglectful to inattention to persons. Neglectful, by derivation, is stronger than negligent, but the difference is really small. Heedless, thoughtless, etc., indicate lack of heed, care, attention, thought, etc., where they are needed or due. All these words may apply to a particular occasion of failure, or indicate a habit or a trait of character; as, he is very heedless. See neglect, v., and negligence.
Indicative of easy indifference or of disregard of conventionalities.
Characterized by negligence or by neglectful habits; neglectful; careless; heedless; apt or accustomed to omit what ought to be done, or to do it in a careless or heedless manner: followed by of when the object of the negligence is specified: as, a negligent man; a man negligent of his duties.

Free from care or anxiety; hence, undisturbed; cheerful.
Giving no care; heedless; negligent; unthinking; inattentive; regardless; unmindful.
Done or said without care; unconsidered: as, a careless act; a careless expression.
Not receiving care; uncared for.
Synonyms and Supine, Indolent, etc. (see listless); incautious, thoughtless, remiss, forgetful, inconsiderate.
Not careful

Cavalier, Neglect, Irresponsible, Carelessness, Reckless, Negligence, Hit and run, Slack, Delinquent, Derelict, Remiss, Inattentive, Lax, Neglectful, Careless

Casual, Passing, Unheeding, Offhand, Artless, Slapdash, Haphazard, Heedless, Incautious, Slipshod, Inconsiderate, Negligent, Sloppy, Thoughtless, Reckless

Cavalier, Neglect, Irresponsible, Carelessness, Reckless, Negligence, Hit and run, Slack, Delinquent, Derelict, Remiss, Inattentive, Lax, Neglectful, Careless

Casual, Passing, Unheeding, Offhand, Artless, Slapdash, Haphazard, Heedless, Incautious, Slipshod, Inconsiderate, Negligent, Sloppy, Thoughtless, Reckless

Action: Negligence, Negligence Per Se, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Supervision.
EVEN IF SUCH CLAIMS ARISE OUT OF NEGLIGENT, GROSSLY NEGLIGENT, OR WILLFUL ACTS OF THE PROTECTED PARTIES.
To prove negligent nuisance or negligent trespass, a plaintiff must prove the elements of negligence.
The district court concluded that the defendant was negligent, but not grossly negligent.
Tort Claims Act were allowed for negligent orders given or negligent acts committed in the course of military duty.
Negligent conduct alone is not enough to prevail on a legal action unless the negligent act causes some harm.
Consider pursuing claims for negligence that include vicarious liability, negligent entrustment or negligent selection.
Negligent or even grossly negligent behavior does not logically support that inference.
Represented hospital in action alleging negligent supervision and negligent use of restraints.
The case was based on negligent failure to warn, negligent testing of the property, and negligent inspection of the property.

The word that occurs to me is careless.
Careless Whisper is beyond all praise and perfection.
Europeans whose governments were inherently careless of liberty.
We are all careless and foolish at times.
My Heart Will Go On and Careless Whisper.
Many accidents have been caused by careless driving.
Careless: Teacher scolded the students for their carelesswork.
White was careless and captured the black queen.
If the criminal charge is reduced to careless boating which is a civil infraction, then the conviction of careless boating is not reportable.
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