heedlessness
Ignoring all warnings
Heedlessness is the quality of not paying attention to risks or consequences.
It implies carelessness that could have been avoided: The heedlessness of youth leads to many regrettable decisions.
Where recklessness suggests deliberate risk-taking, heedlessness suggests obliviousness—not noticing dangers rather than ignoring them.
Inattention causing mistakes
- inattentionLack of focus
- neglectFailure to provide care
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- disregardWillful lack of attention
thoughtlessness · unmindfulness · inadvertence · irresponsibility · remissness · laxity · slackness · sloppiness
Imprudent haste in action
- foolhardinessReckless bravery, unwise daring
- impetuosityHasty, unthinking action
- temerityReckless audacity
- audacityBrazen, reckless daring
brazenness · daredevilry · impulsiveness · precipitousness · wildness · abandon · overconfidence · incautiousness
Acting without forethought
- whimSudden arbitrary desire
- capriceUnpredictable urge or notion
- impetuousnessRash, unthinking haste
- spur-of-the-momentDone without advance planning
knee-jerk · hastiness · unreflectiveness · thoughtlessness · precipitance · imprudence · short-sightedness · injudiciousness
carelessness
Inattention causing mistakes
- inattentionLack of focus
- neglectFailure to provide care
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
disregard · thoughtlessness · unmindfulness · inadvertence · irresponsibility · remissness · laxity · slackness · sloppiness · dereliction
rashness
Imprudent haste in action
- foolhardinessReckless bravery, unwise daring
- impetuosityHasty, unthinking action
- temerityReckless audacity
audacity · brazenness · daredevilry · impulsiveness · precipitousness · wildness · abandon · overconfidence · incautiousness · brashness
spontaneity
Acting without forethought
- whimSudden arbitrary desire
- capriceUnpredictable urge or notion
- impetuousnessRash, unthinking haste
spur-of-the-moment · knee-jerk · hastiness · unreflectiveness · thoughtlessness · precipitance · imprudence · short-sightedness · injudiciousness
- recklessnessrecklessness, carelessness, negligence, impulsiveness, rashness
- neglectneglect, neglected, abandonment, carelessness, disregard
- negligenceneglect, gross negligence, criminal negligence, medical negligence, negligence
- folliesfolly, foolishness, stupidity, idiocy, lunacy
- Buddhist Defilementsdosa, greed, hatred, delusion, ignorance
- accidentsaccident, car accident, bike accident, mishap, traffic accident
heedlessnessheedfulness
Quality of being alert
mindfulness · attentiveness · alertness · vigilance · awareness
heedlessnesscarefulness
Quality of being thorough
caution · care · prudence · wariness · circumspection
heedlessnessthoughtfulness
Attentive care for others
considerateness · compassion · regard · solicitude · sensitivity
heed, heedless, heedful, unheeded, heeded, heedlessly, unheeding, heeding, heedfulness