Carelessness and Scrupulousness

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

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Scrupulousness is an antonym for carelessness.

Nearby Words: care, careless, carelessly

Scrupulousness noun - Strict attentiveness to what one is doing.

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Carelessness is an antonym for scrupulousness.

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Scrupulousness and Carelessness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/carelessness/scrupulousness

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