Synonyms for carelessness
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1. carelessnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   negligence, inattention

   Antonyms:
   carefulness

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.

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1. carelessness, sloppinessnoun

   the quality of not being careful or taking pains

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

   Antonyms:
   carefulness

2. negligence, 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, negligence

   Antonyms:
   carefulness

Matched Categories

1. • Inattentiveness

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1. carelessnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   thoughtlessness, heedlessness, inattention, inadvertence, inconsiderateness, remissness, listlessness

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1. carelessnessnoun

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "carelessness":

   negligence, neglect, recklessness, imprudence, nonchalance

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How to use carelessness in a sentence?

1. Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest, 1895, Act I:

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

2. W. E. Orchard:

   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.

3. Boris Johnson:

   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.

4. President Obama:

   There’s carelessness in terms of managing emails, that Hillary Clinton has owned, and Hillary Clinton recognizes.

5. 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.