carelessness
Lack of attention
Carelessness is a lack of attention or caution, the quality of not being careful.
It suggests negligence through inattention rather than deliberate disregard: The accident was caused by carelessness.
Carelessness can range from minor oversights to serious lapses with real consequences: His carelessness with the company's finances cost him his job.
Failure to exercise care
- derelictionAbandonment of duty
- abandonmentAct of leaving permanently
- disregardWillful lack of attention
- omissionFailure to include
laxity · irresponsibility · remissness · slackness · oversight · inattentiveness · sloppiness · default
Fault in communication
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- slipMinor error or misstep
- lapseBrief failure or expiration
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
mistake · gaffe · misstep · slip-up · fumble · bungle · foul-up · flub
Unable to concentrate
- absentmindedInattentive to immediate surroundings
- unfocusedWithout clear direction
- obliviousLacking any awareness
- preoccupiedMentally elsewhere, not present
scatterbrained · forgetful · unaware · heedless · inobservant · unmindful · daydreaming · zoned-out
Heedless or skin irritation
- impulsiveActing without deliberation
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
- foolhardyRecklessly bold
- heedlessCareless of consequences
irresponsible · imprudent · unthinking · brash · cavalier · harum-scarum · daredevil · wild
negligence
Failure to exercise care
- derelictionAbandonment of duty
- abandonmentAct of leaving permanently
- disregardWillful lack of attention
omission · laxity · irresponsibility · remissness · slackness · oversight · inattentiveness · sloppiness · default · failure
error
Fault in communication
oversight · mistake · gaffe · misstep · slip-up · fumble · bungle · foul-up · flub · blooper
distracted
Unable to concentrate
- absentmindedInattentive to immediate surroundings
- unfocusedWithout clear direction
- obliviousLacking any awareness
preoccupied · scatterbrained · forgetful · unaware · heedless · inobservant · unmindful · daydreaming · zoned-out · spaced-out
rash
Heedless or skin irritation
heedless · irresponsible · imprudent · unthinking · brash · cavalier · harum-scarum · daredevil · wild · hasty
sloppy
Careless and untidy
disorganized · chaotic · slapdash · untidy · slovenly · hasty · rushed · half-baked · botched · clumsy
- recklessnessrecklessness, negligence, impulsiveness, rashness, foolhardiness
- work flawsincompetence, underperformance, inefficiency, poor judgment, inadequacy
- negligenceneglect, gross negligence, criminal negligence, medical negligence, negligence
- Poor Judgmentfolly, recklessness, impulsiveness, hasty decisions, snap judgments
- dangersdanger, peril, hazard, risk, menace
- human flawsmistake, error, flaw, fault, failing
carelessnesscarefulness
Quality of being thorough
care · attentiveness · meticulousness · diligence · thoroughness
carelessnesscaution
Careful attention to risk
prudence · vigilance · wariness · circumspection · watchfulness
carelessnessconsideration
Careful thought or compensation
thoughtfulness · regardfulness · solicitude · attentiveness · sensitivity
care, careful, caring, careless, carefully, caretaker, uncaring, carelessly, carefulness