Synonyms for negligent
ˈnɛg lɪ dʒəntneg·li·gent

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1. negligent

   As regards mental action, absorbed, abstracted, and preoccupied refer to the cause, absent or absent-minded to the effect. The man absorbed in one thing will appear absent in others. A preoccupied person may seem listless and thoughtless, but the really listless and thoughtless have not mental energy to be preoccupied. The absent-minded man is oblivious of ordinary matters, because his thoughts are elsewhere. One who is preoccupied is intensely busy in thought; one may be absent-minded either through intense concentration or simply through inattention, with fitful and aimless wandering of thought. Compare ABSTRACT.

   Synonyms:
   absent, absent-minded, absorbed, abstracted, heedless, inattentive, indifferent, listless, oblivious, preoccupied, thoughtless

   Antonyms:
   alert, attentive, on hand, prompt, ready, thoughtful, wide-awake

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1. negligentadjective

   characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern

   "negligent parents"; "negligent of detail"; "negligent in his correspondence"

   Antonyms:
   sedulous, hardworking, diligent, industrious, untiring, assiduous, tireless

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1. negligentadjective

   Synonyms:
   careless (habitually), thoughtless, heedless, remiss, regardless, inattentive, neglectful

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1. negligentadjective

   Synonyms:
   neglectful, heedless, indifferent, slack, remiss, regardless, slothful, derelict, inattentive, careless

   Antonyms:
   careful, attentive, heedful

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1. List of paraphrases for "negligent":

   remiss, neglectful, careless, negligence, nonchalant, neglect, sloppy, lax, reckless

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1. Nicole Saphier:

   There is a balance between being overly cautious and negligent, when it comes to young children, especially those under 12 years old, the benefit of wearing masks no longer outweighs the risks posed with prolonged mask-wearing in children when community transmission levels are low and there are high levels of immunity (vaccine and natural).

2. Tom Goodhead:

   Driven by concern for declining revenues amidst the falling market price of iron ore, the company took risks, increased production and turned a blind eye to dangers that ultimately claimed lives and destroyed communities, bHP was woefully negligent in its duty of care and the damages sought are entirely commensurate with the devastation the company has wrought....

3. Joan Fleming:

   It's a life. It's a rape, if we hadn't been negligent in letting them in here, it wouldn't have happened.

4. Harvey Smith:

   It was probably a pretty thoughtless and negligent act that this happened and it never should have happened.

5. Greg Beebe:

   This was just a tragic accident, and not a negligent homicide, at the center of this, we have a family who's been devastated.