Carelessness and Caution

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

Usage example: the only errors you made were from carelessness, not lack of knowledge

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Caution is an antonym for carelessness in unconcern topic.

Nearby Words: care, careless, carelessly

Caution noun - A close attentiveness to avoiding danger.

Usage example: the extreme caution with which the zookeeper handled the snake

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Carelessness is an antonym for caution in topics: care, alertness.

general	general carelessness	general caution
resulting	resulting carelessness	resulting caution

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