irresponsibleness
Lack of accountability
The quality of being irresponsible—failing to act with proper care or accountability.
The word is a clunky alternative to irresponsibility, which handles the same meaning more gracefully: His irresponsibleness with money was legendary works, but his irresponsibility sounds better.
Failure to exercise care
- heedlessnessFailure to notice danger
- thoughtlessnessLack of careful consideration
- inattentionLack of focus
- unmindfulnessLack of conscious attention
disregard · oversight · sloppiness · forgetfulness · remissness · clumsiness · absentmindedness · unwary
Imprudent haste in action
- foolhardinessReckless bravery, unwise daring
- impulsivityActing without considering consequences
- risk-takingAccepting possible harm
- temerityReckless audacity
heedlessness · abandon · overconfidence · daredevilry · wildness · audacity · bravado · imprudence
Being unreliable or deceitful
- undependabilityTrait of failing commitments
- inconsistencyLack of steady pattern
- flakinessTendency to shed layers
- unpredictabilityState resisting forecasts
fickleness · inconstancy · unaccountability · capriciousness · flightiness · instability · changeability · volatility
Immature conduct
- juvenilityState of being young
- puerilityChildish foolishness
- naivetyInnocent lack of experience
- inexperienceLack of prior exposure
callowness · greenness · unworldliness · adolescence · foolishness · silliness · imprudence · shortsightedness
Absence of feeling
- unconcernAbsence of worry
- nonchalanceCalm, casual composure
- disregardWillful lack of attention
- complacencyUncritical satisfaction with oneself
disinterest · detachment · insouciance · casualness · lackadaisicalness · lethargy · passivity · dispassion
negligence
Failure to exercise care
- heedlessnessFailure to notice danger
- thoughtlessnessLack of careful consideration
- inattentionLack of focus
unmindfulness · disregard · oversight · sloppiness · forgetfulness · remissness · clumsiness · absentmindedness · unwary · incaution
rashness
Imprudent haste in action
- foolhardinessReckless bravery, unwise daring
- impulsivityActing without considering consequences
- risk-takingAccepting possible harm
temerity · heedlessness · abandon · overconfidence · daredevilry · wildness · audacity · bravado · imprudence · venturesomeness
untrustworthiness
Being unreliable or deceitful
- undependabilityTrait of failing commitments
- inconsistencyLack of steady pattern
- flakinessTendency to shed layers
unpredictability · fickleness · inconstancy · unaccountability · capriciousness · flightiness · instability · changeability · volatility · mercuriality
childishness
Immature conduct
- juvenilityState of being young
- puerilityChildish foolishness
- naivetyInnocent lack of experience
inexperience · callowness · greenness · unworldliness · adolescence · foolishness · silliness · imprudence · shortsightedness · unripeness
apathy
Absence of feeling
- unconcernAbsence of worry
- nonchalanceCalm, casual composure
- disregardWillful lack of attention
complacency · disinterest · detachment · insouciance · casualness · lackadaisicalness · lethargy · passivity · dispassion · blithe
irresponsiblenessresponsibility
State of being answerable
responsibleness · dependability · reliability · accountability · conscientiousness
irresponsiblenessconscientiousness
Careful attention to duty
scrupulousness · prudence · carefulness · judiciousness · sensibleness
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