All heedlessness synonyms
noun heedlessness
- thoughtlessness — lacking in consideration for others; inconsiderate; tactless: a thoughtless remark.
- recklessness — utterly unconcerned about the consequences of some action; without caution; careless (usually followed by of): to be reckless of danger.
- carelessness — not paying enough attention to what one does: a careless typist.
- neglectful — characterized by neglect; disregardful; careless; negligent (often followed by of): neglectful of one's health.
- rashness — acting or tending to act too hastily or without due consideration.
- obliviousness — unmindful; unconscious; unaware (usually followed by of or to): She was oblivious of his admiration.
- abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- freedom — the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint: He won his freedom after a retrial.
- impulse — the influence of a particular feeling, mental state, etc.: to act under a generous impulse; to strike out at someone from an angry impulse.
- licentiousness — sexually unrestrained; lascivious; libertine; lewd.
- spontaneity — the state, quality, or fact of being spontaneous.
- unrestraint — absence of or freedom from restraint.
- unwanton — done, shown, used, etc., maliciously or unjustifiably: a wanton attack; wanton cruelty.
- wildness — living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese.
- uninhibited — not inhibited or restricted: uninhibited freedom to act.