Synonyms of recklessness

recklessness

noun

as in carelessness

Related Words

• carelessness
• foolhardiness
• rashness
• wildness
• negligence
• heedlessness
• laxness
• irresponsibility
• remissness
• omission
• neglect
• malfeasance
• slackness
• malpractice
• neglectfulness
• misconduct
• mismanagement
• delinquency
• dereliction
• incaution
• incautiousness
• inattention
• mishandling
• misdirection
• forgetfulness
• inattentiveness
• inadvertence
• inadvertency
• shortsightedness
• irresponsibleness
• obliviousness
• unwariness

Dissimilar Words

• caution
• care
• carefulness
• awareness
• attention
• alertness
• cautiousness
• attentiveness
• vigilance
• circumspection
• watchfulness
• responsibility
• heedfulness
• observance
• responsibleness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of recklessness

The country cannot easily increase the pressure because its economic distress narrows the margin for strategic recklessness. — Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2026

One of the grid’s most astute late-nineteenth-century critics, the geologist John Wesley Powell, decried its environmental recklessness. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

What separates those moments from recklessness is difficult to define. — J.k. Dickinson, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

That is not to excuse the recklessness behind the wheel which could feasibly have led to a more serious, potentially tragic incident on the M25 and M3 motorways. — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Moscow’s drip-drip escalation has been palpable for years now, as sabotage incidents become more frequent, and recklessness in the form of stray drones or ballistic missiles cross into and test NATO’s outer defenses. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

Did someone within Rushville, a town decimated by Jordan’s recklessness, wait 10 years for a little revenge of their own? — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2026

Many in the industry are framing this recklessness as a necessity to prevent another country, China in particular, from creating a superintelligent AI system first. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

But Musk, for the most part, succeeded in hushing up the lawsuits, the federal investigations, and the fatal crashes, which were evidence of a recklessness that should have given the whole world pause. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026