1. (noun)carelessness, sloppiness the quality of not being careful or taking pains Synonyms: slovenliness, soupiness, unkemptness, neglect, sentimentality, muddiness, nonperformance, mawkishness, wateriness, carelessness, mushiness, sloppiness, drippiness, negligence Antonyms: carefulness
2. (noun)negligence, carelessness, neglect, nonperformance failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances Synonyms: carelessness, disuse, neglect, neglectfulness, nonperformance, disregard, sloppiness, negligence Antonyms: carefulness
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'carelessness'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. carelessness Neglect (L. 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 s Synonyms: neglect, carelessness, heedlessness, negligence, scorn, default, inadvertence, omission, slackness, disregard, inattention, oversight, slight, disrespect, indifference, remissness, thoughtlessness, failure, neglectfulness