Negligence synonyms

nĕg'lĭ-jəns

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carelessness (related)
Lack of care.
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neglect (related)
The action or status of failing to care for or to maintain something.
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oversight
An omission; something that is left out, missed or forgotten.
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remissness
The characteristic of being remiss; carelessness; negligence; tardiness.
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heedlessness
The state or character of being heedless; inattention; carelessness; thoughtlessness.
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nonperformance
A failure to perform a task, especially a task that one was legally bound to do.
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laches(law)
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laxity
The state of being lax; looseness, lack of tension.
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laxness
The property of being lax, lacking strictness.
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slackness
The state of being slack; the quality of having slack.
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careful (related)
The state or quality of being negligent
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neglectfulness
The characteristic of being neglectful.
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personal-injury (related)
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misconduct (related)
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breach of contract (related)
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negligent (related)
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liability (related)
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malpractice (related)
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litigation (related)
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dishonesty (related)
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Find another word for negligence. In this page you can discover 21 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for negligence, like: carelessness, neglect, oversight, remissness, heedlessness, nonperformance, indifference, laches(law), laxity, laxness and slackness.
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Negligence Sentence Examples

  • The ambassadors remarked his negligence, and his ministers complained of it.

  • In case a client has suffered damage owing to the negligence of the advocate, the latter can be made responsible.

  • At the same time a passenger crossing the highway is also bound to use due care in avoiding vehicles, and the mere fact of a driver being on the wrong side of the road would not be evidence of negligence in such a case.

  • The district council are, however, liable for any injury caused through negligence on the part of their officers or servants in carrying out the work of repair.

  • It can scarcely be doubted that the favour which was at once accorded to the views of Malthus in certain circles was due in part to an impression, very welcome to the higher ranks of society, that they tended to relieve the rich and powerful of responsibility for the condition of the working classes, by showing that the latter had chiefly themselves to blame, and not either the negligence of their superiors or the institutions of the country.

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