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Reckless

Inattentive to duty; careless; neglectful; indifferent.

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Bold 84% connected

Forward to meet danger; venturesome; daring; not timorous or shrinking from risk; brave; courageous.

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Bold 84% connected

Forward to meet danger; venturesome; daring; not timorous or shrinking from risk; brave; courageous.

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Careless 84% connected

Free from care or anxiety. hence, cheerful; light-hearted.

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Careless 84% connected

Free from care or anxiety. hence, cheerful; light-hearted.

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Rashness 74% connected

The quality or state of being rash.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Rashness 74% connected

The quality or state of being rash.

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Foolhardy 92% connected

Daring without judgment; foolishly adventurous and bold.

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Heady 92% connected

Willful; rash; precipitate; hurried on by will or passion; ungovernable.

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Heedless 92% connected

Without heed or care; inattentive; careless; thoughtless; unobservant.

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Rash 92% connected

To pull off or pluck violently.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Absent adjective · 78% connection

Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied; as, an absent air.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inattentive, duty, careless, neglectful, indifferent.
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Abstracted adjective · 78% connection

Inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind.

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Ad valorem unknown · 78% connection

A term used to denote a duty or charge laid upon goods, at a certain rate per cent upon their value, as stated in their invoice, -- in…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inattentive, duty, careless, neglectful, indifferent.
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Connivent adjective · 78% connection

Forbearing to see; designedly inattentive; as, connivent justice.

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Deaf adjective · 78% connection

Unwilling to hear or listen; determinedly inattentive; regardless; not to be persuaded as to facts, argument, or exhortation; -- with…

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Defection noun · 78% connection

Act of abandoning a person or cause to which one is bound by allegiance or duty, or to which one has attached himself; desertion; fail…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inattentive, duty, careless, neglectful, indifferent.
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Delinquent noun · 78% connection

Failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.

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Derelict adjective · 78% connection

Lost; adrift; hence, wanting; careless; neglectful; unfaithful.

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Discharge verb · 78% connection

To throw off the obligation of, as a duty or debt; to relieve one's self of, by fulfilling conditions, performing duty, trust, and the…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inattentive, duty, careless, neglectful, indifferent.
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Ethics noun · 78% connection

The science of human duty; the body of rules of duty drawn from this science; a particular system of principles and rules concerting d…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inattentive, duty, careless, neglectful, indifferent.
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Forgetful adjective · 78% connection

Heedless; careless; neglectful; inattentive.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inattentive, duty, careless, neglectful, indifferent.
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Forgetfulness noun · 78% connection

Failure to bear in mind; careless omission; inattention; as, forgetfulness of duty.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inattentive, duty, careless, neglectful, indifferent.
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Impertinent adjective · 78% connection

Trifing; inattentive; frivolous.

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Impost noun · 78% connection

That which is imposed or levied; a tax, tribute, or duty; especially, a duty or tax laid by goverment on goods imported into a country.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inattentive, duty, careless, neglectful, indifferent.
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Inadvertent adjective · 78% connection

Not turning the mind to a matter; heedless; careless; negligent; inattentive.

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Inattentive adjective · 78% connection

Not attentive; not fixing the mind on an object; heedless; careless; negligent; regardless; as, an inattentive spectator or hearer; an…

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Incurious adjective · 78% connection

Not curious or inquisitive; without care for or interest in; inattentive; careless; negligent; heedless.

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Indifferent adjective · 78% connection

Feeling no interest, anxiety, or care, respecting anything; unconcerned; inattentive; apathetic; heedless; as, to be indifferent to th…

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