: 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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Many love to have the carefree candor of the vox populi intrude in celebrity circles where prohibitive media training and wellness blather pass for personality.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
That could be why his inspiration this season draws, maybe wistfully, from his carefree childhood summers growing up in West London’s Wormwood Scrubs.
—Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
So for them, moderately high happiness combined with some worry may actually be more functional than being completely carefree.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
This ensemble dramedy follows a group of couples (among them, Perry, Janet Jackson, and Jill Scott) who adjourn to a country estate for what’s supposed to be a carefree weekend but instead devolves into a truth-telling free-for-all.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
That could be why his inspiration this season draws, maybe wistfully, from his carefree childhood summers growing up in West London’s Wormwood Scrubs.
—Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
So for them, moderately high happiness combined with some worry may actually be more functional than being completely carefree.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
This ensemble dramedy follows a group of couples (among them, Perry, Janet Jackson, and Jill Scott) who adjourn to a country estate for what’s supposed to be a carefree weekend but instead devolves into a truth-telling free-for-all.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
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“Carefree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carefree. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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carefree
adjective
care·free
ˈke(ə)r-ˌfrē 
ˈka(ə)r-
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