Inadvertence

Synonyms for "inadvertence" (86 found)

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Closest matches (18)

Noun(1 words)

absentmindedness balk bevue carelessness culpaculpable negligencedefault dereliction disregard disregardfulness distraction failurefalse movefalse stepflightiness flippancy frivolousness

Strong matches (25)

giddiness heedlessness inadvertency inattention inattentiveness inconsideration incuriosity indifference inobservance lacheslaissez fairelaissez-faire lapselapsus calamilapsus linguaelaxity laxness levity lightmindednessloose thread

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looseness miscue

Noun(3 words)

heedlessness inadvertency inattention

Related words (43)

misstep neglect neglectfulness negligence nonfeasance noninterference nonobservance nonperformance nonrestriction obliviousness omission overlooking oversight permissivenesspoor stewardshipprocrastination regardlessness remissness shallowness slackness

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slight slipslip of the tongueslipup stumble superficiality thoughtlessness trip unalertness unawareness unconsciousness unheedfulness unintentiveness unmindfulness unobservance unrigorousness unwariness unwatchfulnesswrong step

Noun(4 words)

neglect omission unintentionality unmindfulness

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More general

3 entries

attentiveness error omission

More specific

4 entries

lapse misreporting omission slip

Collocations

5 entries

academic inadvertenceinadvertent errorminor inadvertenceunintended oversightunintentional omission

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

2 entries

inadvertent inadvertently

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Many mistakes proceed from inadvertence.

Source: wiktionary

The size is an inadvertence like the tailor's stitches, to allow a style to emerge.

Source: wiktionary

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