carefree

[kair-free]

adjective

1. without anxiety or worry.

   Synonyms: blithe, gleeful, cheerful, elated, joyous, lighthearted

2. requiring little care.

   carefree fabrics.

carefree

/ ˈkɛəˌfriː /

adjective

1. without worry or responsibility

Other Word Forms

• carefreeness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of carefree¹

First recorded in 1785–95; care + free

Example Sentences

To some extent, there was a time when such carefree wildness reigned.

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She has to go to some dark places, channeling Claire’s depression, addiction to painkillers and more — but despite her penchant for playing more carefree women, Hudson says she wasn’t intimidated by the role’s meatier aspects.

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Though life on the farm had been simple and carefree, in town the lines between the races were much clearer.

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Since she’d laid out the groundwork with her previous release, she approached its follow-up with a carefree sense of freedom.

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Over two months of filming in Atwater Village and Silver Lake, we were portrayed as a carefree, childless couple.

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Related Words

• blithe 
• breezy 
• cheerful 
• cheery 
• easygoing 
• happy 
• happy-go-lucky 
• jaunty 
• jovial 
• sunny 
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• unbothered