heedlessness

Meanings

Plural: heedlessnesses

Noun

• a lack of attentiveness (as to children or helpless people)
• the trait of acting rashly and without prudence
• the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities
• The state or character of being heedless

Synonyms

carelessness, inadvertence, inadvertency, inattention, inattentiveness, mindlessness, rashness, thoughtlessness, unheed, unmindfulness

Antonyms

attentiveness, heedfulness, mindfulness