Negligence Synonyms

 General Synonyms:

• Carelessness: This is a broad synonym that implies a lack of attention or caution.
• Inattention: This emphasizes a lack of focus or heed.
• Oversight: This suggests a failure to notice or consider something important.
• Dereliction: This implies a neglect of duty or responsibility.

Synonyms Emphasizing a Lack of Responsibility:

• Laxity: This suggests a lack of strictness or care.
• Remissness: This implies a failure to fulfill a duty or obligation.
• Default: This suggests a failure to do something required by duty or law.

Synonyms Emphasizing a Lack of Caution:

• Imprudence: This suggests a lack of wisdom or good judgment.
• Recklessness: This implies a disregard for danger or consequences.
• Heedlessness: This emphasizes a lack of attention to warnings or advice.

Formal/Legal Synonyms:

• Malfeasance: This refers to wrongdoing, especially by a public official. While not a direct synonym, it often involves negligence.
• Nonfeasance: This refers to the failure to perform an act that is required by law or duty. This is a closer legal synonym to negligence.

Synonyms with Slightly Different Connotations:

• Indifference: This suggests a lack of concern or interest.
• Apathy: This implies a lack of feeling or emotion.
• Sloth: This suggests laziness or unwillingness to work.

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