Synonyms for oversight
ˈoʊ vərˌsaɪtover·sight

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1. oversight

   A person may look over a matter in order to survey it carefully in its entirety, or he may look over it with no attention to the thing itself because his gaze and thought are concentrated on something beyond; oversight has thus two contrasted senses, in the latter sense denoting inadvertent error or omission, and in the former denoting watchful supervision, commonly implying constant personal presence; superintendence requires only so much of presence or communication as to know that the superintendent's wishes are carried out; the superintendent of a railroad will personally oversee very few of its operations; the railroad company has supreme direction of all its affairs without superintendence or oversight. Control is used chiefly with reference to restraint or the power of restraint; a good horseman has a restless horse under perfect control; there is no high character without self-control. Surveillance is an invidious term signifying watching with something of suspicion. Compare CARE; NEGLECT.

   Synonyms:
   care, charge, command, control, direction, inspection, management, superintendence, supervision, surveillance, watch, watchfulness

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. oversight

   Synonyms:
   error, omission, mistake, neglect, slip, inadvertence, inspection, superintendence

   Antonyms:
   scrutiny, correction, emendation, attention, mark, notice

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. oversight, inadvertencenoun

   an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something

   Synonyms:
   supervision, unmindfulness, superintendence, supervising, inadvertence, inadvertency, heedlessness, lapse

2. supervision, supervising, superintendence, oversightnoun

   management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group

   Synonyms:
   supervision, superintendence, supervising, lapse, inadvertence

3. oversight, lapsenoun

   a mistake resulting from inattention

   Synonyms:
   supervision, reverting, superintendence, relapse, supervising, reversion, inadvertence, relapsing, lapsing, lapse, backsliding

Matched Categories

1. • Management
   • Mistake
   • Omission

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. oversightnoun

   Synonyms:
   superintendence, control, direction, management, supervision, inspection, charge, care, SURVEILLANCE

2. oversightnoun

   Synonyms:
   error, blunder, mistake, slip, trip, lapse, miss, inadvertency

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1. oversightnoun

   Synonyms:
   superintendence, supervision, care, inspection, surveillance, control, charge, overlooking, connivance, omission, failure, inadvertence, default, inattention, lapse

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1. List of paraphrases for "oversight":

   monitoring, supervision, control, supervisory, surveillance, supervising, monitor, overseeing, censorship, supervise, scrutiny, controls, controlling, observation, inspection, screening, oversee, omission, supervised, watchdog, contrôle, observer, authority, checking, monitored

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1. Thomas Groome:

   Even the bishops themselves recognize they have lost their credibility in monitoring this dreadful crisis, without strong oversight by competent lay people, it wont be seen as credible.

2. Sandeep Shastri:

   In an age where you have a lot of private players providing public service, you need regulatory mechanisms in place from the state, uber should not become a mask to hide the failure of the government and other oversight mechanisms.

3. Puerto Rico fiscal agency:

   We are examining the court ruling together with our lawyers in order to decide on a legal strategy, in addition, we will resume good faith negotiations with the oversight board in order to reach an agreement.

4. Nathan Brown:

   Sisi shows signs of seeing himself above politics, my sense is that he sees himself as a chosen leader and not properly subject to any oversight.

5. The DOE:

   Dr. Charles Lieber, chair of Harvard Universitys Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department, was indicted for lying about Charles Lieber involvement with the Chinese governments Thousand Talents Plan and admitting that Harvard Universitys Chemistry lacks adequate institutional controls for effective oversight and tracking of very large donations.