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be irresponsible

VERB

neglect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bypass discard disregard overlook

STRONG

defer dismiss elide evade miss omit overleap overpass postpone procrastinate shirk skimp skip suspend trifle

WEAK

be careless be derelict be negligent be remiss gloss over let pass let slide look the other way lose sight of not trouble oneself pass over think little of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

attend regard respect

STRONG

advance complete continue do expedite face finish forward maintain meet take on

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accomplish achieve cherish concern guard nurture protect succeed take care of watch

Example Sentences

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I would like to travel and enjoy life, and pay for temporary caregivers while my health is still good, but would that be irresponsible?

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

"The situation remains very fluid and it would be irresponsible to make any hypothetical or predictive statement," it said.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

They said the additional water in the delta in some years has played an important role in preventing the extinction of delta smelt, and that not making the water available “would be irresponsible and indefensible.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2024

I tell people all the time, a lot of fathers who are not involved in their father's lives, it's not because they're like, "Oh, I got a kid, and I just want to be irresponsible."

From Salon • Sep. 15, 2024

In 1994 he climbed it a third time, with Rob Hall; on that ascent he used botded oxygen because he was guiding the peak and thought it would be irresponsible to do so without it.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

be irresponsible

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