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without care

ADJECTIVE
happy-go-lucky
Synonyms
STRONGEST
carefree cheerful easygoing
WEAK
blithe carefree and untroubled casual content cool devil-may-care easy feckless free and easy free-minded heedless improvident insouciant irresponsible lackadaisical lighthearted living the life of Riley nonchalant reckless unconcerned untroubled
Antonyms
STRONGEST
worried
WEAK
disconsolate discontented dissatisfied distressed troubled upset
ADVERB
carelessly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
haphazardly hastily irresponsibly negligently nonchalantly sloppily
STRONG
incautiously
WEAK
inattentively neglectfully offhandedly rashly thoughtlessly unconcernedly unmindfully without concern

Example Sentences

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Sixty-eight percent of New Yorkers have experienced issues with affording healthcare, and 66% have delayed or gone without care due to cost.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Lauren went without care for two years before finally seeking out a new gastroenterologist, who immediately started tapering her off the medication she’d been on — a medication now associated with increased risk of dementia.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 11, 2023

Access is already a problem, but when the existing workforce leaves due to moral injury, patients left without care are ultimately the ones who will suffer.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2023

Mothers have said they went without care for fear that medicine would hurt their fetus, because they couldn't afford it, or because their doctor didn't take them seriously.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2023

She did her job with energy and some skill, but without care, compassion, or joy.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman