Synonyms for negligent
ˈnɛg lɪ dʒəntneg·li·gent

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1. negligent

   As regards mental action, absorbed, abstracted, and preoccupied refer to the cause, absent or absent-minded to the effect. The man absorbed in one thing will appear absent in others. A preoccupied person may seem listless and thoughtless, but the really listless and thoughtless have not mental energy to be preoccupied. The absent-minded man is oblivious of ordinary matters, because his thoughts are elsewhere. One who is preoccupied is intensely busy in thought; one may be absent-minded either through intense concentration or simply through inattention, with fitful and aimless wandering of thought. Compare ABSTRACT.

   Synonyms:
   absent, absent-minded, absorbed, abstracted, heedless, inattentive, indifferent, listless, oblivious, preoccupied, thoughtless

   Antonyms:
   alert, attentive, on hand, prompt, ready, thoughtful, wide-awake

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1. negligentadjective

   characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern

   "negligent parents"; "negligent of detail"; "negligent in his correspondence"

   Antonyms:
   sedulous, hardworking, diligent, industrious, untiring, assiduous, tireless

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1. negligentadjective

   Synonyms:
   careless (habitually), thoughtless, heedless, remiss, regardless, inattentive, neglectful

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1. negligentadjective

   Synonyms:
   neglectful, heedless, indifferent, slack, remiss, regardless, slothful, derelict, inattentive, careless

   Antonyms:
   careful, attentive, heedful

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1. List of paraphrases for "negligent":

   remiss, neglectful, careless, negligence, nonchalant, neglect, sloppy, lax, reckless

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1. Del Rio:

   I made comments earlier today in referencing the attack that took placeon the United States Capitolon Jan. 6, 2021. Referencing that situation as a dust-up was irresponsible and negligent, and I am sorry, i stand by my comments condemning violence in communities across the country. I say that while also expressing my support as an American citizen for peaceful protest in our country. I have fully supported all peaceful protests in America. I love, respect and support all my fellow coaches, players and staff that I work with and respect their views and opinions.

2. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez:

   The reason I say this and the reason I'm getting emotional in this moment is because these folks who tell us to move on, that it's not a big deal, that we should forget what's happened, or even telling us to apologize. These are the same tactics of abusers. And, um, I'm a survivor of sexual assault, and I haven't told many people that in my life. But when we go through trauma, trauma compounds on each other. And so, whether you had a negligent or a neglectful parent, and -- or whether you had someone who was verbally abusive to you, whether you are a survivor of abuse, whether you experience any sort of trauma in your life, small to large -- these episodes can compound on one another.

3. Hillary Clinton on Friday:

   The fight against the NRA should be led by a new organization of gun owners, there is really no other industry in America that has this kind of blanket permission to be reckless to be negligent.

4. Chancellor Angela Merkel:

   The alternative to this agreement would not be a 'time-out' from the euro ... but, rather, predictable chaos, we would be grossly negligent, and acting irresponsibly, if we didn't at least attempt this way.

5. Phil Robertson:

   This is a test case for whether rule of law really means anything in Thailand when the poor and powerless take on a state agency that has been negligent, if the (Pollution Control Department) can defy an order from the Supreme Administrative Court without facing severe consequences, it spreads the word that government agencies can do what they want.