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All heedlessness synonyms

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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.
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