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单词 remiss
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remiss

I see David's family so rarely, and the rest of you have been most remiss about producing a new generation.She had been so remiss, so timid in her guilt, but now she would make up for it.`And I'm sure that Joan Jaspert will do everything possible to help, if only to demonstrate to me how maternally remiss I am.Also, I was so remiss as to tape an interview that was shown on Cuban television.
(adjective) 
Definition
careless in attention to duty or responsibility
(formal) 
I would be remiss if I did not do something about it.
Synonyms
careless
Office workers are notoriously careless about their passwords.
negligent
The jury ruled that the Council had acted in a negligent manner.
neglectful
Children who are neglected tend to become neglectful parents.
culpable
slow
regardless
slack
Many publishers have simply become far too slack.
indifferent
People have become indifferent to the suffering of others.
sloppy (informal)
I won't accept sloppy work from my students.
derelict
They would be derelict in their duty not to pursue it.
lax
One of the problems is lax security for airport personnel.
delinquent (formal)
delinquent parents who let their children run wild
thoughtless
It was thoughtless of her to mention it.
tardy
forgetful
My mother has become very forgetful recently.
slapdash
a slapdash piece of work
heedless
She scattered the letters about in her heedless haste.
slipshod
The hotel had always been run in a slipshod way.
lackadaisical
inattentive
These children were more likely to be inattentive at school.
dilatory
They performed their work in a dilatory fashion.
slothful
unmindful
Opposites
careful
,
attentive
,
painstaking
,
diligent
,
scrupulous

Additional synonyms

in the sense of delinquent
delinquent parents who let their children run wild
Synonyms
negligent,
slack,
indifferent,
careless,
thoughtless,
neglectful,
heedless,
inattentive,
remiss (formal)
in the sense of derelict
They would be derelict in their duty not to pursue it.
Synonyms
negligent,
slack,
irresponsible,
careless,
lax,
remiss (formal)
in the sense of dilatory
Definition
tending or intended to waste time
They performed their work in a dilatory fashion.
Synonyms
slow,
delaying,
lingering,
putting off,
slack,
backward,
sluggish,
dallying,
loitering,
time-wasting,
laggard,
tardy,
procrastinating,
tarrying,
snail-like,
behindhand

Nearby words of
remiss

  • reminisce
  • reminiscences
  • reminiscent
  • remiss
  • remission
  • remit
  • remittance

Synonyms of 'remiss'

remiss

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of forgetful
Definition
tending to forget
My mother has become very forgetful recently.
Synonyms
absent-minded,
vague,
careless,
neglectful,
oblivious,
lax,
negligent,
dreamy,
slapdash,
heedless,
slipshod,
inattentive,
unmindful,
apt to forget,
having a memory like a sieve
in the sense of heedless
Definition
taking no notice
She scattered the letters about in her heedless haste.
Synonyms
careless,
reckless,
negligent,
rash,
precipitate,
oblivious,
foolhardy,
thoughtless,
unthinking,
imprudent,
neglectful,
inattentive,
incautious,
unmindful,
unobservant
in the sense of inattentive
Definition
not paying attention
These children were more likely to be inattentive at school.
Synonyms
preoccupied,
distracted,
careless,
negligent,
dreamy,
regardless,
vague,
thoughtless,
absent-minded,
slapdash,
neglectful,
heedless,
slipshod,
remiss (formal),
unmindful,
unobservant,
unheeding,
distrait,
ditzy or ditsy (slang)
in the sense of indifferent
Definition
showing no concern or interest
People have become indifferent to the suffering of others.
Synonyms
unconcerned,
distant,
detached,
cold,
cool,
regardless,
careless,
callous,
aloof,
unimpressed,
unmoved,
unsympathetic,
impervious,
uncaring,
uninterested,
apathetic,
unresponsive,
heedless,
inattentive,
not giving a monkey's (slang)
in the sense of lax
Definition
lacking firmness
One of the problems is lax security for airport personnel.
Synonyms
slack,
casual,
careless,
sloppy (informal),
easy-going,
negligent,
lenient,
slapdash,
neglectful,
slipshod,
remiss (formal),
easy-peasy (slang),
overindulgent
in the sense of neglectful
Definition
not paying enough care or attention
Children who are neglected tend to become neglectful parents.
Synonyms
careless,
indifferent,
lax,
negligent,
uncaring,
thoughtless,
heedless,
inattentive,
remiss (formal),
unmindful,
disregardful
in the sense of negligent
The jury ruled that the Council had acted in a negligent manner.
Synonyms
careless,
regardless,
slack,
thoughtless,
inadvertent,
unthinking,
forgetful,
slapdash,
neglectful,
heedless,
slipshod,
inattentive,
remiss (formal),
unmindful,
disregardful
in the sense of slack
Definition
careless in one's work
Many publishers have simply become far too slack.
Synonyms
negligent,
lazy,
lax,
idle,
easy-going,
inactive,
tardy,
slapdash,
neglectful,
slipshod,
inattentive,
remiss (formal),
asleep on the job (informal)
in the sense of slapdash
Definition
careless or hasty
a slapdash piece of work
Synonyms
careless,
sloppy (informal),
hasty,
disorderly,
hurried,
last-minute,
messy,
clumsy,
negligent,
untidy,
haphazard,
perfunctory,
thoughtless,
thrown-together,
slovenly,
slipshod
in the sense of slipshod
Definition
(of an action) done in a careless way without attention to detail
The hotel had always been run in a slipshod way.
Synonyms
careless,
sloppy (informal),
loose,
slapdash,
casual,
untidy,
slovenly,
unsystematic

Additional synonyms

in the sense of sloppy
Definition
careless or untidy
I won't accept sloppy work from my students.
Synonyms
careless,
slovenly,
slipshod,
messy,
clumsy,
untidy,
amateurish,
hit-or-miss (informal),
inattentive
in the sense of thoughtless
It was thoughtless of her to mention it.
Synonyms
unthinking,
stupid,
silly,
careless,
regardless,
foolish,
rash,
reckless,
mindless,
negligent,
inadvertent,
ill-considered,
tactless,
absent-minded,
imprudent,
slapdash,
neglectful,
heedless,
slipshod,
inattentive,
injudicious,
remiss (formal),
unmindful,
unobservant,
ditsy or ditzy (slang)
in the sense of unmindful
Synonyms
careless,
slack,
indifferent,
oblivious,
lax,
negligent,
forgetful,
neglectful,
heedless,
inattentive,
remiss (formal),
unheeding
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