Collocations for careless - adj.
VERBS
be
become, get, grow
She had begun to grow careless.
become, get, grow
She had begun to grow careless.
make sb
Boredom made him careless.
Boredom made him careless.
ADVERB
extremely,
rather,
very
a rather careless mistake
a rather careless mistake
how,
so,
too
Try not to be so careless in the future.
Try not to be so careless in the future.
a little,
slightly,
etc.
PREPOSITION
about
She's careless about her spelling.
She's careless about her spelling.
of
When performing his stunts he was careless of his own safety.
When performing his stunts he was careless of his own safety.
with
He's very careless with money.
He's very careless with money.
Careless is used with these nouns:
act, driving, error, hand, handling, mistake, pass, remark, shrug, talk
act, driving, error, hand, handling, mistake, pass, remark, shrug, talk