INCAUTIOUSNESS Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

incautiousness

noun

as in negligence

failure to take the care that a cautious person usually takes a mere moment of incautiousness can cause an accident

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negligence

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One is the legal stuff that’s going on—all this liability and product-liability and negligence stuff is starting to gain ground very much like the cigarette.

— Victoria Feng, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026
In early August, the surviving Waithe daughter sued Kara, Zhuldasov and Next Level Express, alleging negligence and reckless conduct.

— John Kelly, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

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