carefree
adjective
\
Definition of carefree
: free from care: such as
a : having no worries or troubles spent a carefree day at the lake
b : irresponsible is carefree with his money
Keep scrolling for more
Synonyms & Antonyms for carefree
Synonyms
blithe, debonair, devil-may-care, gay, happy-go-lucky, insouciant, lighthearted, lightsome, unconcerned
Antonyms
Visit the Thesaurus for More
Examples of carefree in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Here at Vogue, footwear plays a big part in this the carefree hot-weather attitude. — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, "Vogue Staffers Pick the Most Chic and Comfortable Shoes to Wear to Work This Summer," 28 June 2018 Kenny Chesney is in many ways the Jimmy Buffett of his generation, leading members of his No Shoes Nation in one carefree sing-a-long after another at the summer's biggest party, which rolled into Chase Field Saturday. — Ed Masley, azcentral, "Kenny Chesney celebrates the No Shoes Nation lifestyle in crowd-pleasing concert at Chase Field," 24 June 2018 This day gives men a chance to be carefree and young, but mostly ... free. — Danielle Young, The Root, "14 Black Holidays We Wish Were Real That Are Not Juneteenth, Kwanzaa or MLK Day," 19 June 2018 Serena was the heavy favorite in the final but was noticeably tense the entire match, which a carefree Sharapova capitalized on. — Chris Chase, For The Win, "Serena v. Sharapova: The brief history of a burning non-rivalry," 4 June 2018 While ultra-straight, super long strands look relatively carefree, achieving that length is truly a feat. — Rebecca Norris, Allure, "Jennifer Lopez Wore 50-Inch Hair Extensions at the Billboard Latin Music Awards," 27 Apr. 2018 Many of the posts used a recent photo of Selena relaxing on a yacht looking gorgeous and very carefree. — Isabel Greenberg, Harper's BAZAAR, "Twitter Is Celebrating That Selena Gomez Will Never Ever Date Justin Bieber Again," 9 July 2018 She's worn this carefree yet classy look to many royal events through the years. — Kara Thompson, Town & Country, "How Will Princess Eugenie Wear Her Hair on Her Wedding Day?," 7 July 2018 Far from being carefree, sea turtles across the globe are heavily burdened by debilitating soft-tissue tumors. — Jessica Alice Farrell, Smithsonian, "Should We Share Human Cancer Treatments With Tumorous Turtles?," 11 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'carefree.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Keep scrolling for more
Learn More about carefree
From the Editors at Merriam-Webster
9 Words for the Wild and Carefree
9 Words for the Wild and Carefree
From 'daredevil' to 'hellbender'
Dictionary Entries near carefree
Statistics for carefree
Last Updated
3 Oct 2018
Look-up Popularity
Time Traveler for carefree
The first known use of carefree was in 1621
Keep scrolling for more
More Definitions for carefree
carefree
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of carefree
: having no worries or problems : free from care
See the full definition for carefree in the English Language Learners Dictionary
carefree
adjective
\
Kids Definition of carefree
: free from care or worry Carefree children skipped through the park.
Keep scrolling for more
Comments on carefree
What made you want to look up carefree? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Autumn Words of the Day 2018
-
- Which is a synonym of fugacious?
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZ
Share carefree
Resources for carefree