Negligence and Obliviousness

Negligence

Negligence noun - Failure to take the care that a cautious person usually takes.
Usage example: exhibiting his usual negligence, he failed to set the emergency brake, and the car rolled down the steep hill and crashed into the telephone pole

Obliviousness and negligence are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Obliviousness" instead a noun "Negligence".

Obliviousness

Obliviousness noun - A state of being disregardful or unconscious of one's surroundings, concerns, or obligations.

Negligence and obliviousness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Negligence" instead a noun "Obliviousness".
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Obliviousness and Negligence. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/negligence/obliviousness
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