UNWARINESS Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

unwariness

noun

Definition of unwariness

as in artlessness

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as in inattention

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Noun

But then, with seemingly on-the-fly artlessness, Laxe’s camera picks a few of the dancers out.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2025

Definition of artlessness

Noun

In sports, mind-wandering is often seen as negative because inattention at a crucial moment can lead to disaster.

— Eric Zillmer, Scientific American, 26 June 2026
Speed, alcohol, inattention, and disregard for the rules meant to keep everyone safe are among the most dangerous and deadly choices anyone can make on the water.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026

Definition of inattention

Noun

Symptoms can include forgetfulness, difficulty finding words and struggles with reasoning, problem solving and judgment.

— Edward Segarra, USA Today, 14 July 2026
Name Recall This is one of those areas where forgetfulness quickly goes from being a charming quirk to potentially offensive—an especially perilous hazard for a CEO.

— Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of forgetfulness

Noun

Unlike trends that involve shoving one pastry into another, salt bread’s virality is rooted in simplicity, capturing attention with little other than butter and a bit of salt.

— Candy Hom, AJC.com, 19 July 2026
Platformization and simplicity drive cybersecurity buyers, and organizations with an appetite for new companies are often looking to complete their platform capabilities.

— Rohit Dhamankar, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of simplicity

Noun

Attorneys representing inmates there said the facility’s culture of violence and inattentiveness led to two suicides and at least 10 severe beatings and stabbings in its final year of operation.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
That inattentiveness to cleaning the floor extended to the bottom shelf of a kitchen prep table and the top shelf of a prep table next to the cookline, each shelf dotted with 100 rodent droppings.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 Dec. 2025

Definition of inattentiveness

Noun

With no way to secure this crucial boundary, Microsoft and its peers are left to erect complicated and ad hoc guardrails designed to rein in the consequences of this incurable gullibility.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 16 June 2026
Their bond — both are outsiders who suffered abuse as children — is one of the few emotional soft spots in the otherwise fast-moving series about America’s rotten power structure, manipulative media and the gullibility of the public.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026

Definition of gullibility

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