Inadvertence Synonyms

ĭnəd-vûrtns
The act of showing indifference to a person
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. neglect
  2. indifference
The trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. unmindfulness
  2. heedlessness
  3. inadvertency
An unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. oversight

Inadvertence Sentence Examples

  • The court has also the power to relieve from the consequences of certain innocent contraventions of the law caused by inadvertence or miscalculation.

  • A mistake, even a serious one will not suffice, nor will mere inadvertence.

  • The claim was refused, but on the 9th, through the inadvertence of the doorkeepers, Prynne, Annesly and Hungerford succeeded in taking their seats.

  • Iseult of the white hand overhears this, and when the ship returns, bringing Iseult to her lover's aid, either through jealousy or by pure inadvertence (both versions are given), she tells Tristan that the sail is black, whereon, despairing of seeing his love again, the hero turns his face to the wall and dies.