The possibility that the explosion was caused by carelessness cannot be ruled out.
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Carelessness
//ˈkɛɹləsnəs//
Synonyms for "carelessness" (167 found)
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easinesseasygoingnessflightinessflippancyforgetfulnessfrivolousnessfrowzinessfrumpishnessfumblingfuriousnessgiddinessgrubbinesshastehastinessheedlessnesshotheadednesshurriednessimpassivenessimpassivityimpetuosity
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impetuousnessimpotenceimprecisioninadvertenceinadvertencyinattentivenessinconsideratenessinconsiderationincuriosityincuriousnessindifferenceindifferentismindifferentnessindiscretionindiscriminationinexcitabilityinobservanceinsoucianceintellectual inertialack of affectlack of foresightlack of interestlackadaisicalnesslaxitylaxnesslazinessleniencylevitylightmindedness
Noun(1 words)
Related words (83)
listlessnessloosenesslooseningmessinessmindlessnessmuffingnonchalancenonobservanceoblivionobliviousnessoffhandednessovereagernessoverenthusiasmoverindulgenceoverpermissivenessoversightoverzealousnessperfunctorinesspermissivenesspococurantism
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precipitanceprecipitancyprecipitatenessprecipitationprecipitousnessrecklessnessregardlessnessrelaxationrelaxednessremissnessseedinessshabbinessshallownessshoddinessslacknessslatternlinessslipshodnesssloppinessslothslovenlinessslovenrysluttishnesssoftnesssordidnesssprezzaturasqualidnesssqualorstoliditysuperficialitytackinesstactlessnesstawdrinessthoughtlessnesstoo many cooksunalertnessunanxiousnessunawarenessunconcernunconsciousnessunheedfulnessuninquisitivenessunintentivenessuninterestednessunmindfulnessunneatnessunobservanceunpreparednessunreadinessunrestraintunsolicitousnessunsolicitudeunthinkingnessunthoughtfulnessuntidinessunwarinessunwatchfulnesswantonnessweaknesswildnesswithdrawal
Noun(3 words)
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3 entriesTranslations
62 translations across 26 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- лекомисленост noun (lack of care)
Catalan
3 entries- descurança noun (lack of care)
- desídia noun (lack of care)
- negligència noun (lack of care)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 大意 noun (lack of care)
- 粗心 noun (lack of care)
- 草率 noun (lack of care)
Czech
3 entries- ledabylost noun (lack of care)
- lehkomyslnost noun (lack of care)
- nedbalost noun (lack of care)
Dutch
3 entries- achteloosheid noun (lack of care)
- onoplettendheid noun (lack of care)
- onvoorzichtigheid noun (lack of care)
Esperanto
2 entries- malzorgeco noun (lack of care)
- senzorgeco noun (lack of care)
Finnish
2 entries- huolimattomuus noun (lack of care)
- varomattomuus noun (lack of care)
French
2 entries- incurie noun (lack of care)
- négligence noun (lack of care)
German
2 entries- Leichtsinn noun (lack of care)
- Unvorsichtigkeit noun (lack of care)
Greek
1 entries- απροσεξία noun (lack of care)
Hindi
3 entries- निश्चिंतता noun (lack of care)
- बेफ़िक्री noun (lack of care)
- लापरवाही noun (lack of care)
Irish
1 entries- leibideacht noun (lack of care)
Italian
1 entries- negligenza noun (lack of care)
Japanese
3 entries- 不注意 noun (lack of care)
- 油断 noun (lack of care)
- 軽率 noun (lack of care)
Kazakh
4 entries- абайламаушылық noun (lack of care)
- абайсыздық noun (lack of care)
- алаңғасарлық noun (lack of care)
- аңғалдық noun (lack of care)
Latin
3 entries- incūria noun (lack of care)
- indīligentia noun (lack of care)
- neglegentia noun (lack of care)
Polish
2 entries- bezmyślność noun (lack of care)
- lekkomyślność noun (lack of care)
Portuguese
2 entries- descuido noun (lack of care)
- negligência noun (lack of care)
Romanian
1 entries- nepăsare noun (lack of care)
Russian
3 entries- беззабо́тность noun (lack of care)
- легкомы́сленность noun (lack of care)
- легкомы́слие noun (lack of care)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- nèbriga noun (lack of care)
- nȅmār noun (lack of care)
Slovak
1 entries- ledabolosť noun (lack of care)
Spanish
4 entries- dejadez noun (lack of care)
- descuido noun (lack of care)
- desprevención noun (lack of care)
- imprevisión noun (lack of care)
Swedish
3 entries- lättsinne noun (lack of care)
- oaktsamhet noun (lack of care)
- vårdslöshet noun (lack of care)
Telugu
1 entries- అజాగ్రత noun (lack of care)
Vietnamese
1 entries- sự bất cẩn noun (lack of care)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
The failure is due to his carelessness.
Source: tatoeba (46927)
The accident was brought about by his carelessness.
Source: tatoeba (47088)
The accident happened through his carelessness.
Source: tatoeba (47089)
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