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Synonyms for carelessness
care·less·ness
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Wiktionary
carelessnessnoun
Synonyms:
negligence, inattentionAntonyms:
carefulnesscarelessnessnoun
Lack of care.
This accident was caused by carelessness.
Synonyms:
negligence, inattentionAntonyms:
carefulness
English Synonyms and Antonyms
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, thoughtlessnessPreposition:
Neglect of duty, of the child by the parent; there was neglect on the part of the teacher.
Princeton's WordNet
carelessness, sloppinessnoun
the quality of not being careful or taking pains
Synonyms:
slovenliness, soupiness, unkemptness, neglect, sentimentality, muddiness, nonperformance, mawkishness, wateriness, mushiness, sloppiness, drippiness, negligenceAntonyms:
carefulnessnegligence, carelessness, neglect, nonperformancenoun
failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
Synonyms:
disuse, neglect, neglectfulness, nonperformance, disregard, sloppiness, negligenceAntonyms:
carefulness
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
carelessnessnoun
Synonyms:
thoughtlessness, heedlessness, inattention, inadvertence, inconsiderateness, remissness, listlessness
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
carelessnessnoun
Synonyms:
unconcern, indifference, negligence, heedlessness, remissness, incaution, nonchalance, inadvertence, laxity, improvidence, inattention, dereliction, indiscretion, recklessness
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "carelessness":
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#1538 | default | |
#2278 | failure | |
#7516 | slight | |
#10114 | oversight | |
#11158 | neglect | |
#12928 | negligence | |
#17829 | omission | |
#18414 | disregard | |
#25345 | indifference | |
#34727 | scorn | |
#36196 | disrespect | |
#57236 | carelessness | |
#72292 | sentimentality | |
#75377 | inattention | |
#75706 | recklessness | |
#79183 | disuse | |
#139042 | sloppiness | |
#153574 | nonperformance | |
#158236 | nonchalance | |
#168211 | slackness | |
#175027 | inadvertence | |
#182661 | imprudence | |
#186849 | thoughtlessness | |
#271402 | heedlessness |
How to use carelessness in a sentence?
That strange feeling we had in the war. Have you found anything in your lives since to equal it in strength? A sort of splendid carelessness it was, holding us together.
Just as there is a lower carelessness which means death to the soul, so there is a higher carelessness which is the supreme gift of religion. We must all at length rest back upon God.
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.
It seems to be a case of extreme carelessness.
We cannot just sit back and watch as priceless endangered species are wiped off the face of the earth by our own carelessness and criminality, we are ramping up UK efforts with a new action plan to save the natural world. And I'd like to see leaders in New York this week pledge to do the same.
Translations for carelessness
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- lehkomyslnost, nedbalostCzech
- Unvorsichtigkeit, LeichtsinnGerman
- απροσεξίαGreek
- malzorgeco, senzorgecoEsperanto
- negligencia, imprudencia, descuidoSpanish
- incurie, négligenceFrench
- leibideachtIrish
- negligenzaItalian
- חוסר זהירותHebrew
- achteloosheid, onvoorzichtigheid, onoplettendheidDutch
- lekkomyślnośćPolish
- легкомыслие, беззаботность, легкомысленностьRussian
- nèbriga, nȅmārSerbo-Croatian
- vårdslöshet, oaktsamhetSwedish
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