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Irresponsible vs Heedless - What's the difference?

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Irresponsible is a related term of heedless.


As adjectives the difference between irresponsible and heedless

is that irresponsible is lacking a sense of responsibility; incapable of or not chargeable with responsibility; unable to respond to obligation while heedless is unaware, without noticing.

As a noun irresponsible

is someone who is not responsible.

irresponsible

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Lacking a sense of responsibility; incapable of or not chargeable with responsibility; unable to respond to obligation.
  • Not responsible; not subject to responsibility; not to be held accountable, or called into question.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who is not responsible.

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    heedless

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Unaware, without noticing.
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  • *:"A fine man, that Dunwody, yonder," commented the young captain, as they parted, and as he turned to his prisoner. "We'll see him on in Washington some day.A strong man—a strong one; and a heedless ." ΒΆ "Of what party is he?" she inquired, as though casually.

    • Derived terms

    * heedlessness