All negligence synonyms
neg·li·gence
N n noun negligence
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- carelessness — not paying enough attention to what one does: a careless typist.
- inattention — lack of attention; negligence.
- abandonment — The abandonment of a place, thing, or person is the act of leaving it permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- laxity — the state or quality of being lax; looseness.
- slackness — not tight, taut, firm, or tense; loose: a slack rope.
- casualness — happening by chance; fortuitous: a casual meeting.
- forgetfulness — apt to forget; that forgets: a forgetful person.
- failure — an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure.
- oversight — an omission or error due to carelessness: My bank statement is full of oversights.
- heedlessness — The state or character of being heedless; inattention; carelessness; thoughtlessness.
- inattentive — not attentive; negligent.
- laxness — Halldór Kiljan [hahl-dohr kil-yahn] /ˈhɑl doʊr ˈkɪl yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1902–98, Icelandic writer: Nobel Prize 1955.
- neglectfulness — The characteristic of being neglectful.
- thoughtlessness — lacking in consideration for others; inconsiderate; tactless: a thoughtless remark.
- unpreparedness — the state of being prepared; readiness.