Headstrong vs Careless - What's the difference?
headstrong | careless | Related terms |
Determined to do as one pleases, and not as others want.
(lb) Free from care; unworried, without anxiety.
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*:Good-humored, easy, and careless , he presided over his whale-boat as if the most deadly encounter were but a dinner, and his crew all invited guests.
Not concerned or worried (about).
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*:"He was here," observed Drina composedly, "and father was angry with him." ¶ "What?" exclaimed Eileen. "When?" ¶ "This morning, before father went downtown." ¶ Both Selwyn and Lansing cut in coolly, dismissing the matter with a careless word or two; and coffee was served—cambric tea in Drina's case.
Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes.
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Headstrong is a related term of careless.
As adjectives the difference between headstrong and careless
is that headstrong is determined to do as one pleases, and not as others want while careless is (lb) free from care; unworried, without anxiety.headstrong
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Adjective
(en adjective)- He was in that headstrong teenage phase when he felt like he knew everything.
