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Synonyms for negligence
ˈnɛg lɪ dʒənsneg·li·gence

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English Synonyms and Antonyms2.4 / 5 votes

  1. negligence

    Neglect (Latin nec, not, and lego, gather) is the failing to take such care, show such attention, pay such courtesy, etc., as may be rightfully or reasonably expected. Negligence, which is the same in origin, may be used in almost the same sense, but with a slighter force, as when Whittier speaks of "the negligence which friendship loves;" but negligence is often used to denote the quality or trait of character of which the act is a manifestation, or to denote the habit of neglecting that which ought to be done. Neglect is transitive, negligence is intransitive; we speak of neglect of his books, friends, or duties, in which cases we could not use negligence; negligence in dress implies want of care as to its arrangement, tidiness, etc.; neglect of one's garments would imply leaving them exposed to defacement or injury, as by dust, moths, etc. Neglect has a passive sense which negligence has not; the child was suffering from neglect, i. e., from being neglected by others; the child was suffering from negligence would imply that he himself was neglectful. The distinction sometimes made that neglect denotes the act, and negligence the habit, is but partially true; one may be guilty of habitual neglect of duty; the wife may suffer from her husband's constant neglect, while the negligence which causes a railroad accident may be that of a moment, and on the part of one ordinarily careful and attentive; in such cases the law provides punishment for criminal negligence.

    See synonyms for CARE.

    Synonyms:
    carelessness, default, disregard, disrespect, failure, heedlessness, inadvertence, inattention, indifference, neglect, neglectfulness, omission, oversight, remissness, scorn, slackness, slight, thoughtlessness

    Preposition:
    Neglect of duty, of the child by the parent; there was neglect on the part of the teacher.

Princeton's WordNet2.2 / 5 votes

  1. negligence, carelessness, neglect, nonperformancenoun

    failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

    Synonyms:
    carelessness, disuse, neglect, neglectfulness, nonperformance, disregard, sloppiness

  2. negligence, neglect, neglectfulnessnoun

    the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern

    Synonyms:
    neglectfulness, carelessness, disuse, neglect, disregard, nonperformance

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. negligencenoun

    Synonyms:
    NEGLECT, carelessness, thoughtlessness, remissness, heedlessness, disregard, inattention, LACHES

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words2.5 / 2 votes

  1. negligencenoun

    Synonyms:
    neglect, remissness, oversight, heedlessness, laches (Law)

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#7516slight
#9297malpractice
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#11158neglect
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#34727scorn
#36196disrespect
#57236carelessness
#75377inattention
#79183disuse
#139042sloppiness
#153574nonperformance
#158236nonchalance
#168211slackness
#175027inadvertence
#186849thoughtlessness
#271402heedlessness

How to use negligence in a sentence?

  1. Attorney Michael Winkleman:

    I do think that there is going to be blame and significant blame on the cruise line, i will do everything I can to hold them accountable for what appears to me to be negligence.

  2. Steve Shadowen:

    Everything started building from, 'let's do something about El Paso' into this is huge 'the negligence of the gun industry is immense,' so let's do something that tried to solve the bigger picture. we are particularly interested in getting the manufacturers going forward to change the way they do business, to tighten up their distribution systems so that they don't continue to supply unlimited amounts of guns to gun dealers who are systematically selling them to straw purchasers and others who are engaged in trafficking into Mexico.

  3. Bob Gibbs:

    The President is derelict in his duty, having repeatedly said he lacks the authority to extend the CDC’s eviction moratorium, then extending it anyway, his actions on the border represent a negligence in keeping America secure.We need to cut this off at the pass now and show we will not stand for clearly unconstitutional actions.

  4. Luis Urzua:

    We want for this never to happen again, what happened to us was not a work of nature. This was done by a man, by the negligence of man.

  5. Michael Duff:

    It's never the law. It's somebody's idea of the way things would work. Even if you've signed a contract that says,' I understand I'm waiving my right to judicial relief.' Some states honor that, and there are other states in which you can not waive negligence that easily, you would literally have to go state by state to figure out : Is it really this easy to waive liability ?


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