Synonyms for inadvertency
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Noun
1. Inadvertence — inadvertence; heedlessness
inadvertence, oversight, negligence, carelessness, inattention, thoughtlessness, heedlessness, unmindfulness
Definitions
- n. 1
Inadvertence; heedlessness.
Forms
- Plural
- inadvertencies → inadvertences, oversights, negligences, carelessnesses…
Example sentences
- oversight Tom said that the mistake was due to an oversight.
- negligence It is but a short step from negligence to complicity.
- carelessness The accident was due to the driver's carelessness.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| inadvertency | falling | |
| oversight | rising | |
| negligence | falling | |
| carelessness | falling | |
| inadvertence | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- oversight3
- 10 letters
- negligence3
- 11 letters
- inattention4
- 12 letters
- carelessness3, inadvertence4, heedlessness
- 13 letters
- unmindfulness
- 15 letters
- thoughtlessness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (oversight3 = 3 syllables).