English noun: carelessness |
1. | carelessness (attribute) the quality of not being careful or taking pains |
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| Synonyms | sloppiness |
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| Broader (hypernym) | inattentiveness |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | incaution, incautiousness, neglect, neglectfulness, negligence, unconscientiousness |
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| Antonyms | carefulness |
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2. | carelessness (act) failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances |
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| Synonyms | neglect, negligence, nonperformance |
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| Broader (hypernym) | nonaccomplishment, nonachievement |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | comparative negligence, concurrent negligence, contributory negligence, criminal negligence, culpable negligence, dereliction, dodging, escape, evasion, neglect of duty |
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