Attentiveness and Heedlessness

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Attentiveness noun - The state of being constantly attentive and responsive to signs of opportunity, activity, or danger.

Usage example: your attentiveness prevented a potentially bad accident

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Heedlessness is an antonym for attentiveness.

Heedlessness noun - Failure to take the care that a cautious person usually takes.

Usage example: the dog's lack of protection against rabies was purely due to his owner's heedlessness

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Attentiveness is an antonym for heedlessness.

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Heedlessness and Attentiveness. (2016). Retrieved 2023, March 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/attentiveness/heedlessness

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