There's no room for excuses when it comes to your negligence, is there?
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Negligence
/ˈnɛɡlɪd͡ʒəns/
Synonyms for "negligence" (204 found)
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Closest matches (41)
Noun(7 words)
Adjective(2 words)
careless behaviorcareless neglect
Strong matches (61)
Noun(4 words)
fecklessnessflightinessflippancyforgetfulnessfrivolousnessfrowzinessfrumpishnessgiddinessgrubbinesshastinessheedlessnessimpolicyimpotenceimprecisionimprovidenceinaccuracyinaccuratenessinadvertenceinadvertencyinattention
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inattentivenessinconsiderationincorrectnessincuriosityindifferenceindiscriminationinexactitudeinexactnessinexcitabilityinexpedienceinexpediencyinobservanceinsouciancelacheslack of affectlackadaisicalnesslaissez fairelaissez-fairelapselax stewardshiplaxitylaxnessleniencylevitylightmindednesslistlessnessloosenesslooseningmaladministrationmalfeasancemalpracticemessinessmindlessnessmisadministrationmisconductmisdirection
Verb(1 words)
leave a mess
Related words (102)
misfeasancemisgovernmentmisguidancemishandlingmismanagementmisruleneglectneglectfulnessnonadherencenonchalancenoncompliancenonconformancenonconformitynonfeasancenonfulfillmentnoninterferencenonobservancenonperformancenonrestrictionobliviousness
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omissionoscitancyoverindulgenceoverlookingoverpermissivenessoversightpermissivenesspococurantismpoor husbandrypoor stewardshippredictable errorprobable errorprocrastinationrecklessnessregardlessnessrelaxationrelaxednessremissnessseedinessshabbinessshallownessshiftlessnessshoddinessslacknessslatternlinessslightslipshodnesssloppinessslothslovenlinessslovenrysluttishnesssoftnesssordidnesssqualidnesssqualorstandard deviationsuperficialitytackinesstawdrinessthoughtlessnessthriftlessnesstoleranceunalertnessunanxiousnessunawarenessunconcernunconsciousnessuncorrectnessunfactualnessunheedfulnessunintentivenessunmindfulnessunneatnessunobservanceunprecisenessunrestraintunrigorousnessunsolicitousnessuntidinessunwarinessunwatchfulnessweaknesswrongdoing
Noun(14 words)
mismanagingmistreatmentneglect dutiesneglect healthneglect of dutyneglect of pastureneglectfulnessnonperformanceslacksleepwalkingsquanderinguncontrolwarning neglectwasteful neglect
Verb(3 words)
neglect health checkneglect responsibilitiesneglect safety
Adjective(1 words)
sloppy handling
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6 entriescriminal negligencegross negligencenegligence casenegligence claimnegligence lawnegligence per se
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3 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
The accident stemmed from her negligence.
Source: tatoeba (47086)
The accident happened because of the driver's negligence.
Source: tatoeba (47112)
The accident was due to the negligence of the caretaker.
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