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irresponsibleness

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Synonyms & Antonyms of irresponsibleness

as in misconduct, malfeasance

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for irresponsibleness

delinquency,
irresponsibility,
malfeasance,
malpractice,
misconduct

carelessness,
dereliction,
heedlessness,
incaution,
incautiousness,
laxness,
neglectfulness,
negligence,
remissness,
slackness

foolhardiness,
rashness,
recklessness,
wildness

neglect,
omission

misdirection,
mishandling,
mismanagement

forgetfulness,
inadvertence,
inadvertency,
inattention,
inattentiveness,
obliviousness,
shortsightedness,
unwariness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for irresponsibleness

alertness,
attention,
attentiveness,
awareness

circumspection,
observance,
vigilance,
watchfulness

responsibility,
responsibleness

care,
carefulness,
caution,
cautiousness,
heedfulness

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Thesaurus Entries Near irresponsibleness

irresponsible

irresponsibleness

irretrievable

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