carelessness English

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carelessness Noun

— Carelessness is a lack of care. The accident was caused by a driver's carelessness.

carelessness

— noun the quality of not being careful or taking pains

— noun (= negligence) failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

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carelessness English » English

negligence

inattention

neglect

heedlessness

inadvertence

indifference

thoughtlessness

sloppiness

recklessness

inattentiveness

imprudence

disregard

unconcern

remissness

misconduct

wastefulness

slovenliness

nonchalance

irresponsibility

inadvertency

improvidence

foolishness

careless

superficiality

sloppy

slackness

procrastination

perfunctoriness

oversight

overlook

nonperformance

neglectfulness

mistake

mismanagement

laxity

lack of scruple

lack of conscientiousness

insouciance

indiscretion

inconsideration

incompetence

incaution

impoliteness

facility

easiness

clumsiness

vagueness

unthriftiness

unthoughtfulness

unpreparedness