1. (noun) the quality of not being careful or taking pains

• sloppiness

2. (noun) failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

• neglect
• negligence
• nonperformance

1. (noun) the quality of not being careful or taking pains

• incaution
• incautiousness
• neglect
• neglectfulness
• negligence
• unconscientiousness

2. (noun) failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

• comparative negligence
• concurrent negligence
• contributory negligence
• criminal negligence
• culpable negligence
• dereliction
• dodging
• escape
• evasion
• neglect of duty

1. (noun) the quality of not being careful or taking pains

• inattentiveness

2. (noun) failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

• nonaccomplishment
• nonachievement

1. (noun) the quality of not being careful or taking pains

• carefulness

1. (noun) the quality of not being careful or taking pains

• careless
• careless
• regardless
• haphazard
• slapdash
• slipshod
• sloppy

2. (noun) failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

• careless
• drop
• leave out
• miss
• neglect
• omit
• overleap
• overlook
• pretermit