carelessness :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (4)

sloppiness

n. the quality of not being careful or taking pains

negligence, neglect, nonperformance

n. failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

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Fuzzynyms (26)

indiscretion, injudiciousness

n. the trait of being injudicious

imprudence

n. a lack of caution in practical affairs

negligence, neglect, neglectfulness

n. the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern

force, forcefulness, strength

n. physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man"

mess, messiness, muss, mussiness

n. a state of confusion and disorderliness; "the house was a mess"; "she smoothed the mussiness of the bed"

clutter, jumble, muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, welter, smother

n. a confused multitude of things

bankruptcy, failure

n. inability to discharge all your debts as they come due; "the company had to declare bankruptcy"; "fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks"

breakdown, crack-up

n. a mental or physical breakdown

oversight, lapse

n. a mistake resulting from inattention

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Antonyms (1)

carefulness

n. the quality of being careful and painstaking; "I admired the carefulness of his work"

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