INCAUTIOUSNESS Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

incautiousness

noun

as in negligence

failure to take the care that a cautious person usually takes a mere moment of incautiousness can cause an accident

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negligence

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Protesters said that rampant graft led to negligence during renovation work at the Novi Sad station, and eventually to the canopy collapse.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Hwang had barred Rinderknecht’s attorney, Steve Haney, from raising allegations of negligence by the fire department.

— Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

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