as in negligence
failure to take the care that a cautious person usually takes
as a result of an agent's colossal incaution, a laptop filled with top-secret intelligence was missing
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Recent Examples of incaution
Doctors and hospitals, eyeing the bottom line, also veered towards incaution when handing out pills.
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The Economist, 29 Aug. 2019
The Economist, 29 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incaution
negligence
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Whether the courts view that rift as administrative failure or unlawful negligence may determine the financial futures of a generation of borrowers—and the credibility of the agency that lent to them.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Zwerner has filed a $40 million negligence lawsuit against former Richneck Elementary Assistant Principal Ebony Parker.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Incaution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incaution. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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