incautiousness
- noun
- /ɪnˈkɔːʃəsnəs/
:
inconsciencia
- His incautiousness behind the wheel led to several near-accidents.
Examples
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The manager criticized the team for their incautiousness when handling sensitive information.
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The incautiousness of the hikers caused them to get lost.
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Because of her incautiousness, she found herself in avoidable trouble.
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Her incautiousness led to several accidents last year.
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His incautiousness when exploring the abandoned building put him in serious danger.
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Due to their incautiousness about the weather, the hikers were unprepared for the sudden storm.
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The teacher warned the students that their incautiousness during experiments could lead to accidents.
Synonyms
18
5.2
Acting without caring about danger or what might happen
16
2.8
Lack of attention that causes mistakes or accidents
5
7.0
A habit of acting quickly without thinking about what will happen
4
5.9
A habit of acting quickly without thinking about the results
1
5.6
Acting or speaking quickly without thinking about the bad results
1
8.7
A tendency to act quickly without thinking, often causing problems
1
7.8
Not paying attention to danger or important things
1
7.0
Not paying attention that causes mistakes or hurts others
1
8.2
A habit of taking dangerous risks without thinking about the results
1
9.3
Not paying attention causes mistakes
1
8.9
A tendency to act quickly without thinking that causes rash decisions
A lack of care that can cause danger or loss
A lack of care that makes you less alert to danger
Not paying attention and being careless about work
Lack of attention that makes you forget or ignore tasks
Not being careful or responsible about doing what is right
A lack of care that makes someone easy to take advantage of
Failure to pay attention before acting or speaking
Antonyms
How Careful
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5.2
3
4.2
158
2.5
1
2.1
- Specialized
80
6.5
18
5.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
incautiousness = incautious (transparent) = in + caution + ous + ness
This is a regular noun formation from the adjective 'incautious' meaning the state or quality of being incautious.
Etymology
Incautiousness is built from in- meaning 'not' and cautious, which comes from caution meaning 'care' or 'warning'. So incautiousness literally means 'not careful' and describes not paying attention to danger.