Antonyms for carelessnesscare·less·ness

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1. carelessnessnoun

   Antonyms:
   carefulness

   Synonyms:
   negligence, inattention

2. carelessnessnoun

   Lack of care.

   This accident was caused by carelessness.

   Synonyms:
   negligence, inattention

   Antonyms:
   carefulness

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1. carelessness

   Neglect (Latin nec, not, and lego, gather) is the failing to take such care, show such attention, pay such courtesy, etc., as may be rightfully or reasonably expected. Negligence, which is the same in origin, may be used in almost the same sense, but with a slighter force, as when Whittier speaks of "the negligence which friendship loves;" but negligence is often used to denote the quality or trait of character of which the act is a manifestation, or to denote the habit of neglecting that which ought to be done. Neglect is transitive, negligence is intransitive; we speak of neglect of his books, friends, or duties, in which cases we could not use negligence; negligence in dress implies want of care as to its arrangement, tidiness, etc.; neglect of one's garments would imply leaving them exposed to defacement or injury, as by dust, moths, etc. Neglect has a passive sense which negligence has not; the child was suffering from neglect, i. e., from being neglected by others; the child was suffering from negligence would imply that he himself was neglectful. The distinction sometimes made that neglect denotes the act, and negligence the habit, is but partially true; one may be guilty of habitual neglect of duty; the wife may suffer from her husband's constant neglect, while the negligence which causes a railroad accident may be that of a moment, and on the part of one ordinarily careful and attentive; in such cases the law provides punishment for criminal negligence.

   See synonyms for CARE.

   Synonyms:
   default, disregard, disrespect, failure, heedlessness, inadvertence, inattention, indifference, neglect, neglectfulness, negligence, omission, oversight, remissness, scorn, slackness, slight, thoughtlessness

   Preposition:
   Neglect of duty, of the child by the parent; there was neglect on the part of the teacher.

Matched Categories

1. • Inattentiveness

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1. carelessness, sloppinessnoun

   the quality of not being careful or taking pains

   Antonyms:
   carefulness

   Synonyms:
   slovenliness, soupiness, unkemptness, neglect, sentimentality, muddiness, nonperformance, mawkishness, wateriness, mushiness, sloppiness, drippiness, negligence

2. negligence, carelessness, neglect, nonperformancenoun

   failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

   Antonyms:
   carefulness

   Synonyms:
   disuse, neglect, neglectfulness, nonperformance, disregard, sloppiness, negligence

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1. carelessnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   unconcern, indifference, negligence, heedlessness, remissness, incaution, nonchalance, inadvertence, laxity, improvidence, inattention, dereliction, indiscretion, recklessness

How to use carelessness in a sentence?

1. Anonymous:

   Aviation in itself is not inherently dangerous. But to an even greater degree than the sea, it is terribly unforgiving of carelessness, incapacity, or neglect.

2. Henry David Thoreau:

   Nature abhors a vacuum, and if I can only walk with sufficient carelessness I am sure to be filled.

3. Edward C. Banfield:

   Although he has more leasure than almost anyone, the indifference ,appathy if one preferes, of the lower class person is such that he seldom makes even the simplest repaires to the place that he lives in. He is not troubled by dirt or dilapidation and he does not mind the inadequacy of public facilities such as schools, parks hospitals and libraries. Indeed, where such things exist, he may destroy them by carelessness or even by vandalism.

4. Isabelle Papadimitriou:

   Isabelle Papadimitriou undeserving death is due to the carelessness of the politicians who continue to hedge their bets on the lives of healthcare workers through a lack of leadership, through a refusal to acknowledge the severity of this crisis, and through an inability and unwillingness to give clear and decisive direction on how to minimize the risks of the coronavirus.

5. Oscar Wilde:

   To lose one parent, Mr Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune to lose both looks like carelessness.

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