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Synonyms for oversight
ˈoʊ vərˌsaɪtover·sight

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English Synonyms and Antonyms2.0 / 2 votes

  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 Antonyms1.0 / 1 vote

  1. oversight

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

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

Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 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

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Dictionary of English Synonymes4.0 / 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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. oversightnoun

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

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How to use oversight in a sentence?

  1. Transportation Committee:

    The hearing will examine the role of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in the Takata defective air bag recall investigation, Takata’s remediation efforts, how car manufacturers are addressing defective Takata air bags, and ongoing oversight by the Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General.

  2. Robert Menendez:

    However, we will continue to carry out our duties as laid out in the Constitution, including providing advice and consent on nominees, asking tough questions on policy decisions, as well as actions taken at State Department, high level temper tantrums will not stop House Oversight Committee from conducting our oversight responsibilities.

  3. Jim Risch:

    As we have seen most recently with questionable actions taken by the World Health Organization in response to the spread of COVID-19, it is critically important to have accountability and oversight of our assistance.

  4. Matt Gaetz:

    If we were really serious about conducting oversight, we would be demanding the documents.

  5. Eliot Engel:

    While I would have preferred to hear from Ambassador Khalilzad in an open setting, I'm glad our members will have this long overdue opportunity to press for answers on the peace plan, it shouldn't have taken a subpoena to get the State Department to work with this committee and allow us to perform our oversight duties.


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