carelessness
Definitions
Noun
- The quality of not being careful or taking pains
- Failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "carelessness".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | consciousness | 3 | 30 |
| 2 | copernicus | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | consensus | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | extraneous | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | calamitous | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | confucius | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | cornwallis | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | expeditious | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | scrupulous | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | squeamishness | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | acrimonious | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | calabasas | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | calculus | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | carnivorous | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | cassandras | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | clumsiness | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | comitatus | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | contentious | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | cornelius | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | crookedness | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | crustaceous | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | cutaneous | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "carelessness".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | careless | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | releases | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | caresses | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | helplessness | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | relentless | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | ruthlessness | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | hopelessness | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | carelessly | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | restlessness | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | recklessness | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | selflessness | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | lessness | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | lawlessness | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | homelessness | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | cresses | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | carlene | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | caresse | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | careens | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | creepiness | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | powerlessness | 4 | 0 |
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Words that are statistically associated with "carelessness" in the same piece of text.
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "carelessness".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 22
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
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