Carelessness and Discreetness

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

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Discreetness is an antonym for carelessness.

Nearby Words: care, careless, carelessly

Discreetness noun - The ability to make intelligent decisions especially in everyday matters.

Usage example: I appreciated her discreetness in keeping quiet about my inability to pay for our date

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Nearby Words: discreet, discreetly

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Discreetness and Carelessness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/carelessness/discreetness

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