as in negligence
failure to take the care that a cautious person usually takes
the dog's lack of protection against rabies was purely due to his owner's heedlessness
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Recent Examples of heedlessness
The heedlessness of the children has touched her mood.
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Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heedlessness
Noun
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The case is unusual compared to the slew of lawsuits over the past decade against utility companies for negligence that caused destructive and deadly wildfires, according to legal and environmental experts CNN spoke with.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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The Hoffman family has filed a lawsuit against Boelter, which accuses him of assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence and negligence per se, according to the civil complaint.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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Once, administrators confronted him about the carelessness of his grading.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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That's not chance or carelessness.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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“Heedlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heedlessness. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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