Synonyms for negligence
ˈnɛg lɪ dʒənsneg·li·gence

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1. negligence

   Neglect (Latin nec, not, and lego, gather) is the failing to take such care, show such attention, pay such courtesy, etc., as may be rightfully or reasonably expected. Negligence, which is the same in origin, may be used in almost the same sense, but with a slighter force, as when Whittier speaks of "the negligence which friendship loves;" but negligence is often used to denote the quality or trait of character of which the act is a manifestation, or to denote the habit of neglecting that which ought to be done. Neglect is transitive, negligence is intransitive; we speak of neglect of his books, friends, or duties, in which cases we could not use negligence; negligence in dress implies want of care as to its arrangement, tidiness, etc.; neglect of one's garments would imply leaving them exposed to defacement or injury, as by dust, moths, etc. Neglect has a passive sense which negligence has not; the child was suffering from neglect, i. e., from being neglected by others; the child was suffering from negligence would imply that he himself was neglectful. The distinction sometimes made that neglect denotes the act, and negligence the habit, is but partially true; one may be guilty of habitual neglect of duty; the wife may suffer from her husband's constant neglect, while the negligence which causes a railroad accident may be that of a moment, and on the part of one ordinarily careful and attentive; in such cases the law provides punishment for criminal negligence.

   See synonyms for CARE.

   Synonyms:
   carelessness, default, disregard, disrespect, failure, heedlessness, inadvertence, inattention, indifference, neglect, neglectfulness, omission, oversight, remissness, scorn, slackness, slight, thoughtlessness

   Preposition:
   Neglect of duty, of the child by the parent; there was neglect on the part of the teacher.

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1. negligence, carelessness, neglect, nonperformancenoun

   failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

   Synonyms:
   carelessness, disuse, neglect, neglectfulness, nonperformance, disregard, sloppiness

2. negligence, neglect, neglectfulnessnoun

   the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern

   Synonyms:
   neglectfulness, carelessness, disuse, neglect, disregard, nonperformance

Matched Categories

1. • Carelessness
   • Nonaccomplishment

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1. negligencenoun

   Synonyms:
   NEGLECT, carelessness, thoughtlessness, remissness, heedlessness, disregard, inattention, LACHES

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1. negligencenoun

   Synonyms:
   neglect, remissness, oversight, heedlessness, laches (Law)

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1. List of paraphrases for "negligence":

   neglect, carelessness, negligent, malpractice, omission, neglected, nonchalance

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1. Luis Urzua:

   We want for this never to happen again, what happened to us was not a work of nature. This was done by a man, by the negligence of man.

2. Kim Jae-joong:

   I have been infected with COVID-19. It is a result of my negligence, disregarding the cautionary words of the government and my friends.

3. Hassan Saleh:

   The government's negligence toward us has created bitterness among the volunteer fighters risking their lives in order to protect the country, we did not receive any salary, while the government is continuing to pay the salaries of the soldiers and the policemen who abandoned their positions without fighting in June.

4. Jonathan Weaks:

   It is critical that Boeing takes whatever time is necessary to safely return the MAX to service, our pilots should not be expected to take a significant and ever-expanding financial loss as a result of Boeing's negligence.

5. Michael Duff:

   It's never the law. It's somebody's idea of the way things would work. Even if you've signed a contract that says,' I understand I'm waiving my right to judicial relief.' Some states honor that, and there are other states in which you can not waive negligence that easily, you would literally have to go state by state to figure out : Is it really this easy to waive liability ?