Synonyms for remissness
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Noun
1. Negligence
negligence, carelessness, laxity, laxness, neglect, inattention, slackness
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Definitions
- n. 1
The characteristic of being remiss
Forms
- Plural
- remissnesses → negligences, carelessnesses, laxities, laxnesses…
Example sentences
- negligence It is but a short step from negligence to complicity.
- carelessness The accident was due to the driver's carelessness.
- tardiness I will have to fire you for consistent tardiness.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| remissness | falling | |
| negligence | falling | |
| carelessness | falling | |
| laxity | steady | |
| laxness | falling | |
| tardiness | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- laxity3
- 7 letters
- neglect2, laxness
- 9 letters
- tardiness3, slackness2
- 10 letters
- negligence3
- 11 letters
- inattention4
- 12 letters
- carelessness3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (laxity3 = 3 syllables).