as in negligence
failure to take the care that a cautious person usually takes
the only errors you made were from carelessness, not lack of knowledge
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Recent Examples of carelessness
The officials’ performance reflected carelessness in the process.
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
Kerry Doyle, the former top ICE attorney during the Biden administration, said Mazzara’s comments show a shocking carelessness about the potential for harm against both the general public and the officers he was employed to protect.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Head coach Sean Miller went right up to him afterward, apparently angry at his carelessness that could’ve cost the Longhorns the game.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026
Also, of course, there was always the danger of damage in transit, of human carelessness.
—Han Ong, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
Someone gets hurt, the cause points toward another person’s carelessness, and suddenly, the situation becomes legal instead of just painful.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
The other was carelessness that led to Gonzalez’s clean look.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 25 Jan. 2026
But the turnovers that are born of carelessness?
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2026
Straight-up errors, like the errant pass from James Tarkowski that led to Brentford’s opener, or Tim Iroegbunam’s carelessness before their third, have not been common flaws.
—Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
Kerry Doyle, the former top ICE attorney during the Biden administration, said Mazzara’s comments show a shocking carelessness about the potential for harm against both the general public and the officers he was employed to protect.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Head coach Sean Miller went right up to him afterward, apparently angry at his carelessness that could’ve cost the Longhorns the game.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026
Also, of course, there was always the danger of damage in transit, of human carelessness.
—Han Ong, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
Someone gets hurt, the cause points toward another person’s carelessness, and suddenly, the situation becomes legal instead of just painful.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
The other was carelessness that led to Gonzalez’s clean look.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 25 Jan. 2026
But the turnovers that are born of carelessness?
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2026
Straight-up errors, like the errant pass from James Tarkowski that led to Brentford’s opener, or Tim Iroegbunam’s carelessness before their third, have not been common flaws.
—Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carelessness
negligence
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Originally, five doctors at the Cardarelli Hospital were accused of medical negligence and placed under investigation for manslaughter after the mother and daughter were sent away from the emergency room on Christmas Eve.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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In court, the judge said Insua is accused of misconduct and negligence resulting in a loss of life.—
April 3,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Carelessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carelessness. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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