irresponsibility
Lack of accountability
Irresponsibility is the quality of not taking obligations seriously or failing to consider consequences.
It can describe a pattern of behavior—His irresponsibility with money cost him everything—or a single lapse: It was an act of pure irresponsibility to leave the children alone.
The word often carries moral judgment, implying someone should have known better.
Assign responsibility for wrongdoing
- faultImperfection or blame
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- consequenceResult of an action
- culpabilityDeserving blame for wrongdoing
answerability · shirking · evasion · denial · deflection · excuse-making · scapegoating · unaccountable
Failing in due care
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
- thoughtlessShowing no consideration
- heedlessCareless of consequences
- inattentiveNot paying attention
unmindful · lax · slipshod · sloppy · disregard · unconcerned · remiss · derelict
Carelessly ignoring danger
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
- imprudentLacking careful forethought
- foolhardyRecklessly bold
- incautiousCarelessly unguarded
heedless · daredevil · audacious · brash · wild · overbold · venturesome · hazardous
Acting without deliberation
- impetuousActing on sudden urge
- spontaneousArising without external cause
- unplannedNot arranged beforehand
- hastyExcessively quick, ill-considered
rash · capricious · whimsical · unpredictable · unpremeditated · spur-of-the-moment · snap-decision · unthinking
blame
Assign responsibility for wrongdoing
- faultImperfection or blame
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- consequenceResult of an action
culpability · answerability · shirking · evasion · denial · deflection · excuse-making · scapegoating · unaccountable · blameworthiness
negligent
Failing in due care
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
- thoughtlessShowing no consideration
- heedlessCareless of consequences
inattentive · unmindful · lax · slipshod · sloppy · disregard · unconcerned · remiss · derelict · oversight
reckless
Carelessly ignoring danger
incautious · heedless · daredevil · audacious · brash · wild · overbold · venturesome · hazardous · gambling
impulsive
Acting without deliberation
- impetuousActing on sudden urge
- spontaneousArising without external cause
- unplannedNot arranged beforehand
hasty · rash · capricious · whimsical · unpredictable · unpremeditated · spur-of-the-moment · snap-decision · unthinking · hotheaded
- mismanagementmishandling, dysfunction, misuse, incompetence, inefficiency
- negligenceneglect, gross negligence, criminal negligence, medical negligence, negligence
- psychopathypsychopathy, sociopathy, lack of empathy, superficial charm, pathological lying
- wrongdoingmisconduct, crime, sabotage, crimes, misbehavior
- acting outtantrums, tantrum, meltdowns, pouting, whining
- Blameblame, fault, culprit, accusation, guilt-tripping
irresponsibilityresponsibility
State of being answerable
responsibleness · accountability · dependability · reliability · conscientiousness
irresponsibilityprudence
Careful, wise judgment
caution · providence · carefulness · circumspection · foresight