Synonyms for Irresponsible

Synonyms for "irresponsible" (164 found)

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Closest matches (33)

adrift afloat alternating amorphous blameworthy capricious carefree careless changeable changeful chartered derelict desultory deviabledevil-may-caredisobedient dizzy eccentric erratic excepted

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excused exempt exempted fastfast and loosefavored

Adjective(4 words)

bad examplecarelesscareless behaviorcareless person

Noun(3 words)

deadbeat delinquentduty neglect

Strong matches (49)

feckless fickle fitful flickering flighty flitting fluctuatingfly-by-nightfoolhardy freakish frivolous giddy headstrong heady immune impetuous imprudent impulsive incautious inconsistent

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inconstant indecisive ineffectual infirm insane insubordinate irregular irresolute lawlesslet offlicensed licentious mazy mercurial moody mutinous permitted privileged promiscuous puerile

Adjective(7 words)

heedlessirresponsible individualneglectfulneglectful practicesnegligentnegligent personnegligent task

Verb(1 words)

ignore weather warnings

Noun(1 words)

jackasses

Related words (82)

rambling rampant rash reckless reinless released restless roving scatterbrained self-willed shapeless shifting shiftless shifty shuffling silly skittish spared spasmodic spineless

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Adjective(11 words)

recklessreckless personrisky behaviorsilliest unaccountable unanswerable unconcernedunreliable personunsoundestunsustainable fashionwasteful practice

Verb(1 words)

shirked

Noun(1 words)

unthinking action

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

6 entries

descriptive termindividualmoral attributenegative qualitypersonunaccountable status

More specific

9 entries

carelessirresponsible employeeirresponsible parentirresponsible studentnegligent recklessunaccountable actionsunaccountable conductunaccountable decisions

Collocations

10 entries

irresponsible actirresponsible behaviorirresponsible conductirresponsible decisionirresponsible employeeirresponsible leadershipirresponsible lendingirresponsible parentirresponsible policyirresponsible student

Inflections

2 entries

more irresponsiblemost irresponsible

Derivations

2 entries

irresponsibility irresponsibly

Antonyms

1 entries

responsible

similar

13 entries

carefreedevil-may-caredo-nothing feckless freewheelinghappy-go-luckyharum-scarum idle loose slaphappy trigger-happy unaccountable unreliable

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The man charged me with being irresponsible.

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I want to find out the source of this irresponsible rumor.

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I am alarmed by your irresponsible attitude.

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He was lazy and irresponsible. Thus, he was told to leave the company.

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