neglectfulness
Habitual lack of care
Neglectfulness is the quality of being neglectful—failing to give proper care or attention to responsibilities or people.
The word emphasizes a habitual or characteristic tendency rather than a single lapse: His neglectfulness toward the children bordered on abuse.
It carries moral weight, suggesting blame for what was left undone.
Neglectful of duty
- derelictAbandoned or neglectful
- sloppyCareless and untidy
- slipshodCareless and hasty
- haphazardLacking organization or plan
irresponsible · reckless · heedless · imprudent · incautious · unmindful · unsystematic · imprecise
Absence of feeling
- unconcernAbsence of worry
- disregardWillful lack of attention
- indifferenceLack of interest
- nonchalanceCalm, casual composure
detachment · aloofness · coldness · insensitivity · unresponsiveness · disinterest · passivity · impassivity
Lack of attention to surroundings
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- lapseBrief failure or expiration
- omissionFailure to include
- slipMinor error or misstep
obliviousness · unmindfulness · inattentiveness · scatterbrained · distraction · preoccupation · wool-gathering · forgetful
Lack of strictness
- slacknessAbsence of tautness
- leniencyMildness in punishment
- indulgenceYielding to desire
- permissivenessTolerance of behavior others forbid
looseness · laissez-faire · tolerance · lenience · softness · overindulgence · spoiling · liberality
remiss
Neglectful of duty
haphazard · irresponsible · reckless · heedless · imprudent · incautious · unmindful · unsystematic · imprecise · thoughtless
apathy
Absence of feeling
- unconcernAbsence of worry
- disregardWillful lack of attention
- indifferenceLack of interest
nonchalance · detachment · aloofness · coldness · insensitivity · unresponsiveness · disinterest · passivity · impassivity · inertia
absentmindedness
Lack of attention to surroundings
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- lapseBrief failure or expiration
- omissionFailure to include
slip · obliviousness · unmindfulness · inattentiveness · scatterbrained · distraction · preoccupation · wool-gathering · forgetful · absent-minded
laxity
Lack of strictness
- slacknessAbsence of tautness
- leniencyMildness in punishment
- indulgenceYielding to desire
permissiveness · looseness · laissez-faire · tolerance · lenience · softness · overindulgence · spoiling · liberality · ease
- neglectabandonment, carelessness, disregard, omission, inaction
- insensitivitycallousness, cold-heartedness, hard-heartedness, heartlessness, inconsideration
- sloppinessmessiness, untidiness, dishevelment, slovenliness, unkemptness
neglectfulnessattentiveness
Concentrated awareness of surroundings
carefulness · heedfulness · watchfulness · vigilance · alertness
neglectfulnessdiligence
Careful, persistent effort
industriousness · assiduousness · conscientiousness · industry · thoroughness
neglectfulnessresponsibility
State of being answerable
responsibleness · dependability · reliability · accountability · trustworthiness
neglect, neglected, negligible, neglectful, negligent, neglecting, negligence, negligently