carelessness

noun

Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite

Word type: noun; verb; adjective; adverb

Line style: core relation; instance, member or derived; substance, domain or see-also

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Senses

Sense 1 noun

the quality of not being careful or taking pains

Types & categories

inattentiveness hypernym
incaution hyponym
neglectfulness hyponym
unconscientiousness hyponym

Related & opposite

carefulness antonym
careless derivation
slapdash derivation
carelessp derivation

Sense 2 noun

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

Types & categories

Related & opposite

neglect derivation
careless derivation

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Sense	Relation	Group	Word
1	antonym	Related & opposite	carefulness
1	derivation	Related & opposite	careless
1	derivation	Related & opposite	slapdash
1	derivation	Related & opposite	carelessp
1	hypernym	Types & categories	inattentiveness
1	hyponym	Types & categories	incaution
1	hyponym	Types & categories	neglectfulness
1	hyponym	Types & categories	unconscientiousness
2	derivation	Related & opposite	neglect
2	derivation	Related & opposite	careless
2	hypernym	Types & categories	nonaccomplishment
2	hyponym	Types & categories	dereliction
2	hyponym	Types & categories	comparative negligence
2	hyponym	Types & categories	concurrent negligence
2	hyponym	Types & categories	contributory negligence
2	hyponym	Types & categories	criminal negligence
2	hyponym	Types & categories	neglect of duty
2	hyponym	Types & categories	dodging