Synonyms for oversight
Most common
supervision management superintendence control inadvertence lapse
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Supervision
supervision, management, superintendence, control, surveillance, direction, charge, charre UK, command, superintendency
2. Inadvertence
inadvertence, lapse, omission, mistake, neglect, error, failure, inattention, blunder, default, miss, trip, slip, heedlessness, inadvertency, carelessness, thoughtlessness
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
An omission; something that is left out, missed, or forgotten.
A small oversight at this stage can lead to big problems later.
- n. 2
Supervision or management.
The bureaucracy was subject to government oversight.
Forms
- Plural
- oversights → supervisions, managements, superintendences, controls…
Choose the right word
Care has also the sense of responsibility, with possible control, as expressed in charge, management, oversight; as, these children are under my care; send the money to me in care of the firm.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- management Skillful management made a success of the business.
- surveillance Sami's crime was captured on surveillance cameras.
- supervision Don't swim in deep water without adult supervision.
- omission That omission says a lot about his priorities.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| oversight | rising | |
| management | steady | |
| surveillance | rising | |
| supervision | falling | |
| superintendence | falling | |
| omission | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- miss1, trip1, slip1
- 5 letters
- error2, lapse1
- 6 letters
- charge1, charre
- 7 letters
- control2, command2, mistake2, failure2, default2, neglect2, blunder2
- 8 letters
- omission3
- 9 letters
- direction3
- 10 letters
- management3, inspection3
- 11 letters
- supervision4, inattention4
- 12 letters
- surveillance3, carelessness3, inadvertence4, heedlessness, inadvertency
- 15 letters
- superintendence, thoughtlessness, superintendency
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (error2 = 2 syllables).