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neglectfulness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of neglectfulness

failure to take the care that a cautious person usually takes

as a result of the mother's chronic neglectfulness of their welfare, the children were placed in foster care

Synonyms of neglectfulness

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

Words Related to neglectfulness

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 neglectfulness

alertness, attention, attentiveness, awareness

circumspection, observance, vigilance, watchfulness

responsibility, responsibleness

Antonyms of neglectfulness

care, carefulness, caution, cautiousness, heedfulness

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