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laxness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of laxness

failure to take the care that a cautious person usually takes

the mountain climberʼs uncharacteristic laxness almost caused an accident

Synonyms of laxness

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

Words Related to laxness

foolhardiness, rashness, recklessness, wildness

neglect, omission

delinquency, irresponsibility, irresponsibleness, malfeasance, malpractice, misconduct

misdirection, mishandling, mismanagement

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

Near Antonyms of laxness

alertness, attention, attentiveness, awareness

circumspection, observance, vigilance, watchfulness

responsibility, responsibleness

Antonyms of laxness

care, carefulness, caution, cautiousness, heedfulness

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