: 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
Examples of carefree in a Sentence
She has a carefree attitude toward life.
They spent a carefree day at the lake.
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Rebecca Norris, InStyle, 8 June 2026
Bid farewell to your carefree days of eating carbohydrates without the assistance of a steroid injection.
—Jay Ruttenberg, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Ramirez, never more engaging, invests an attractive and more carefree alternative, while Farthing may be less exciting but still someone who clearly loves Ivy, despite a rockier relationship that nevertheless is a viable path to take.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 June 2026
And yet Guardiola’s time at the club cannot be measured simply in numbers and statistics and should not be seen as a carefree march to silverware.
—Sam Lee, New York Times, 25 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for carefree
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“Carefree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carefree. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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carefree
adjective
care·free
ˈke(ə)r-ˌfrē 
ˈka(ə)r-
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