Definition for Dereliction:

• Abandonment with an intention not to reclaim; the state of being abandoned.

Synonyms for Dereliction:

• n.

  •
  • decay,
  • devastation,
  • ruin,
  • sabotage,
  • damage,
  • destruction,
  • demolition,
  • havoc,
  • harm.
  •
  • DO,
  • omission.
  •abandonment (noun)
  • desertion,
  • relinquishment,
  • forsaking,
  • desolation.
  •attribute (noun)
  • willful neglect,
  • delinquency.
  •crime (noun)
  • immorality,
  • tort,
  • illegality,
  • delictum,
  • Peccancy,
  • Malefaction,
  • mortal sin.
  •delinquency (noun)
  • carelessness.
  •dereliction (noun)
  • failure,
  • violation,
  • infraction.
  •disobedience (noun)
  • insubordination.
  •infidelity (noun)
  • unfaithfulness.
  •neglect (noun)
  • haphazardness,
  • forgetfulness,
  • shoddiness,
  • clumsiness,
  • senility,
  • sloppiness,
  • inadvertency,
  • recklessness,
  • slovenliness,
  • thoughtlessness,
  • neglectfulness,
  • Perfunctoriness,
  • inattentiveness,
  • disregardfulness,
  • inconsiderateness.
  •relinquishment (noun)
  • capitulation,
  • withdrawal,
  • release,
  • renunciation,
  • defection,
  • Disclamation,
  • resignation,
  • vacation,
  • abdication,
  • surrender.
  •renunciation (noun)
  • about-face,
  • crossing,
  • turnabout,
  • Retractation,
  • abnegation,
  • betrayal,
  • backsliding,
  • renouncement,
  • denial.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • nonfeasance.
  •Other relevant words:
  • deserter,
  • breach of faith,
  • misfeasance,
  • slight,
  • impiety,
  • lapse,
  • inadvertence,
  • foible,
  • passiveness,
  • incaution,
  • breakaway,
  • incautiousness,
  • heedlessness,
  • error,
  • secession,
  • inactivity,
  • breach of promise,
  • noninterference,
  • overlooking,
  • injury,
  • minor wrong,
  • falsity,
  • sacrilege,
  • mistake,
  • dispensation,
  • demerit,
  • ignore,
  • transgression,
  • bad break,
  • felony,
  • Unfaith,
  • offense,
  • juvenile delinquency,
  • impropriety,
  • misbehavior,
  • Forgetting,
  • inattention,
  • procrastination,
  • abuse,
  • peccadillo,
  • slip,
  • looseness,
  • untrueness,
  • permissiveness,
  • disaffection,
  • offence,
  • Unsteadfastness,
  • slackness,
  • faithlessness,
  • nonconformity,
  • nonconformance,
  • Disconformity,
  • sin of omission,
  • MALA FIDES,
  • atrocity,
  • laissez faire,
  • evil,
  • passivity,
  • ratting,
  • wrongdoing,
  • misdemeanour,
  • vice,
  • want,
  • Misdoing,
  • shortcoming,
  • Nonfulfillment,
  • devilry,
  • Misprision,
  • disregard,
  • relaxation,
  • walkout,
  • venial sin,
  • malfeasance,
  • laxity,
  • misdeed,
  • deadly sin,
  • riddance,
  • indiscretion,
  • quitclaim deed,
  • noncompliance,
  • WILLFUL NEGLIGENCE,
  • expropriation,
  • nonadherence,
  • weakness,
  • oscitancy,
  • leaving,
  • bolt,
  • indifference,
  • trespass,
  • injustice,
  • cession,
  • breach of trust,
  • break,
  • profanation,
  • Non-fulfilment,
  • dead letter,
  • iniquity,
  • defect,
  • genocide,
  • Malum,
  • blunder,
  • enormity,
  • infringement,
  • unutterable sin,
  • blot,
  • frailty,
  • infidelity,
  • oscitance,
  • disloyalty,
  • Laches,
  • culpable negligence,
  • laxness,
  • Unobservance,
  • misdemeanor,
  • capital crime,
  • nonrestriction,
  • crime against humanity,
  • inaction,
  • trip,
  • sin,
  • schism,
  • transgress,
  • remissness,
  • outrage,
  • faux pas,
  • Culpa,
  • Inobservance,
  • unconcern,
  • desecration,
  • wrong,
  • failing,
  • misuse.

Paraphrases for Dereliction:

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    neglect, negligence.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    discontinuation, violation, misconduct, deviation, default, contravention, cessation, renunciation, disregard.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    abandonment, non-compliance, desertion, breach, carelessness, failure, noncompliance, infringement, Non-performance, omission, Non-observance, non-implementation, discontinuance, Non-fulfilment, non-completion.

Antonyms for Dereliction:

• n.

  • Other antonyms:
    care, Recoupment, alertness, discharge, morality, probity, repossession, awareness, merit, carefulness, observance, cautiousness, caution, reclamation, fulfillment, circumspection, vigilance, attentiveness, retention, heedfulness, righteousness, watchfulness, integrity, perfection, retrieval, rectitude, goodness, responsibility, virtue, excellence, responsibleness, attention.

Hypernym for Dereliction:

• n.

  • act
    nonfeasance.

Hyponym for Dereliction:

• n.

  • act
    misconduct, negligence, neglect, wrongful conduct, actus reus, nonperformance, wrongdoing, carelessness.
  • attribute
    neglect, negligence, neglectfulness.