IRRESPONSIBLENESS Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

irresponsibleness

noun

Definition of irresponsibleness

as in malfeasance

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Noun

Flinn suggested a motion for Yeager to forfeit his seat, and council members subsequently requested City Attorney Scott Gerken look into a malfeasance ordinance for Yeager’s retaliatory comments.

— James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
Internet sleuths, predictably, have seized on this ambiguity as proof of malfeasance.

— Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of malfeasance

Noun

Copyright, trade secrets, malpractice—none of it was written for this, and stretching it will only lead to unfair results.

— Hamid Kohan, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
That means our view of ourselves, in reality, also has no darkness—there can be no misidentification or malpractice of ourselves.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of malpractice

Noun

Likewise, the fact that somebody correctly anticipated an announcement and made money does not by itself prove misconduct.

— Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Illinois does not have independent watchdogs investigating fraud, waste, abuse, misconduct or neglect in state government, agencies or public programs.

— Collin Corbett, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of misconduct

Noun

The fiscal irresponsibility and mismanagement of bankrupt Hawthorne Race Course President Tim Carey was the immediate cause of death.

— Neil Milbert, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
The most probable path remains the baseline he’s been describing since last fall — debt grinding steadily higher, periodically goosed by crises or political irresponsibility, but partially offset by technological progress and labor force growth.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 May 2026

Definition of irresponsibility

Noun

It gets filed alongside carelessness, disorganization and not really trying, and the people who display it often apologize for it as though they’d been caught slacking.

— Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Either this is an issue of carelessness or a lack of communication between you and the cleaning service.

— R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of carelessness

Noun

Earlier this year, two men, Christopher Sage and Terry Thompson, sued DraftKings, FanDuel and other companies for negligence, design defect, failure to warn, unfair trade practices and related claims.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 Sep. 2026
After the crash, Bustillos was charged with one count of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence.

— Jacob Sisneros, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of negligence

Noun

Richard Yakel, 57, is charged with battery by means of a deadly weapon, criminal recklessness committed with a deadly weapon, resisting law enforcement, and four misdemeanors.

— Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
But Wild struggles to make sure that its recklessness is attached to art that is consistently accomplished.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of recklessness

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