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carelessness

How many syllables in carelessness?

  3 syllables

Divide carelessness into syllables:   care-less-ness
Stressed syllable in carelessness:   care-less-ness
How to say carelessness:

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Synonyms for carelessness


2 syllables
  • laxness
  • neglect
3 syllables
4 syllables
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