Synonyms for dereliction
ˌdɛr əˈlɪk ʃəndere·lic·tion

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1. dereliction

   Synonyms:
   abandonment, failure, shortcoming, desertion, relinquishment, neglect

   Antonyms:
   performance, observance, adherence, attention

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1. delinquency, dereliction, willful neglectnoun

   a tendency to be negligent and uncaring

   "he inherited his delinquency from his father"; "his derelictions were not really intended as crimes"; "his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities"

   Synonyms:
   juvenile delinquency, willful neglect, delinquency

2. derelictionnoun

   willful negligence

   Synonyms:
   willful neglect, delinquency

Matched Categories

1. • Negligence
   • Wrongdoing

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1. derelictionnoun

   Synonyms:
   abandonment, renunciation, desertion, relinquishment

2. derelictionnoun

   Synonyms:
   faithlessness, failure in duty

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1. List of paraphrases for "dereliction":

   breach, non-compliance, abandonment

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How to use dereliction in a sentence?

1. Hendrik Meijer:

   I think that was a shameful dereliction of duty.

2. Patrick Leahy:

   And it would be a sheer dereliction of duty for the Senate not to have a hearing, not to have a vote.

3. Derek Harvey:

   It would be dereliction of duty for the president's attorney, Rudy Giuliani, to not go to Ukraine to figure out what on earth were the Democrats doing in Ukraine, paying for dirt from Ukrainian officials to dirty up the Trump campaign in 2016, it would also be dereliction of duty for me and House Intelligence Committee not to be meeting with Ukrainians.

4. Vanita Gupta:

   Those in positions of power have a responsibility to speak out against hateful rhetoric that does tangible harm to our most marginalized communities, anything less than wholesale public condemnation of hate speech -- especially stemming from our own government -- is a dereliction of our duty as Americans.

5. Jennifer Harrison:

   This is the exact kind of case that we are watching because it will encourage additional crime and victimize the entire city. we are going to have court watchers tracking cases and making sure that violent criminals get the justice and the sentences they deserve. We will help families file grievances and lawsuits if any kind of harmful injury occurs or if a death occurs due to Alvin Bragg's dereliction of duty.