What is another word for negligent?
352 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ n_ˈɛ_ɡ_l_ɪ_dʒ_ə_n_t], [ nˈɛɡlɪd͡ʒənt], [ nˈɛɡlɪdʒənt]Table of Contents
Similar words for negligent:- accidental (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- careless (adjective)
- careless, indifferent (adjective)
- delinquent (adjective)
- devil-may-care (adjective)
- dilatory (adjective)
- disregardful (adjective)
- forgetful (adjective)
- harum-scarum (adjective)
- heedless (adjective)
- ignorant (adjective)
- perfunctory (adjective)
- procrastinating (adjective)
- reckless (adjective)
- regardless (adjective)
- slipshod (adjective)
- slovenly (adjective)
- slow (adjective)
- slow-footed (adjective)
- slow-going (adjective)
- slow-paced (adjective)
- thoughtless (adjective)
- unaware (adjective)
- unconcerned (adjective)
- uninformed (adjective)
- unknowing (adjective)
- unmindful (adjective)
- unprofessional (adjective)
- unthinking (adjective)
- unthoughtful (adjective)
- unthrifty (adjective)
- unwary (adjective)
- careless (noun)
- other synonyms
- extravagant
Definition for Negligent:
Synonyms for Negligent:
adj.
•accidental (adjective) •all (adjective) •careless (adjective)- more uncircumspect,
- in-different,
- un-circumspect,
- in considerate,
- more pococurante,
- injudicious,
- offhand,
- more unreflective,
- un circumspect,
- un reflective,
- unguarded,
- most napping,
- in judicious,
- indolent,
- un-reflective,
- in different,
- unheeding,
- in-considerate,
- in-accurate,
- more napping,
- most pococurante,
- in-judicious,
- most unreflective,
- in discreet,
- un guarded,
- most uncircumspect,
- napping,
- in-discreet,
- un heeding,
- un-observant,
- in accurate,
- un observant,
- un-guarded,
- un-heeding.
- lax,
- derelict,
- slack,
- sloppy,
- slovenly,
- Discinct,
- inconsiderate,
- inattentive,
- neglectful,
- unmindful,
- incurious,
- cursory,
- unheedful,
- behindhand,
- Disregardful.
- more behind,
- un-paid,
- over due,
- more defaultant,
- most behind,
- most defaultant,
- un paid,
- unpaid,
- most procrastinating,
- more procrastinating,
- de relict,
- re-prehensible,
- redhanded,
- red handed,
- re prehensible,
- over-due,
- most offending,
- de-relict,
- more offending.
- more woolgathering,
- more airheaded,
- out lunch,
- in-attentive,
- more nirvanic,
- pre-occupied,
- asleep the job,
- most airheaded,
- most woolgathering,
- out it,
- be mused,
- most amnemonic,
- like absentminded professor,
- out to lunch,
- un-witting,
- like absent minded professor,
- be-mused,
- like an absentminded professor,
- like an absent minded professor,
- more mooning,
- most amnesic,
- more amnesic,
- most nirvanic,
- like absent-minded professor,
- not job,
- most mooning,
- asleep job,
- more amnemonic,
- not on job,
- un witting,
- in attentive,
- not the job,
- pipe dreaming,
- pre occupied.
- asleep the switch,
- goofing off,
- more daydreaming,
- asleep switch,
- un-caring,
- most daydreaming,
- un caring,
- most precipitate,
- fast loose,
- most irreflective,
- more irreflective.
- un interested,
- stereo typed,
- in-voluntary,
- phoning in,
- un-interested,
- in voluntary,
- stocker,
- laidback.
- hectic,
- frantic,
- reckless,
- rash,
- foolhardy,
- imprudent,
- indifferent,
- overventuresome,
- uncareful,
- harum-scarum,
- irresponsible,
- daring,
- brash,
- wild.
- dis-regarding,
- more disregarding,
- most nonobservant,
- most disregarding,
- more nonobservant,
- non observant,
- dis regarding,
- non-observant,
- in sensitive,
- in-sensitive.
- messedup,
- most fouled-up,
- most fouledup,
- most fouled up,
- junkier,
- more screwed up,
- most messedup,
- un-kempt,
- most unmeticulous,
- screwed-up,
- most botched,
- more messed up,
- more unmeticulous,
- most messed-up,
- more unthorough,
- un tidier,
- un systematic,
- un-kemptest,
- more screwed-up,
- screwedup,
- most screwed up,
- un-tidier,
- more botched,
- un tidiest,
- more fouledup,
- be draggled,
- un meticulous,
- junky,
- junkiest,
- more screwedup,
- un tidy,
- most unthorough,
- un-systematic,
- more messed-up,
- most screwedup,
- be-draggled,
- fouledup,
- un kemptest,
- un-meticulous,
- un kempter,
- most screwed-up,
- more fouled up,
- un kempt,
- un-kempter,
- more messedup,
- unsystematic,
- un-tidiest,
- un-tidy,
- most messed up,
- more fouled-up,
- fly by night.
- unknowing,
- uninformed,
- deaf to,
- out cold,
- un enlightened,
- in a daze,
- not cognizant,
- un aware,
- un-aware,
- un-enlightened,
- un-suspecting,
- in daze,
- un suspecting.
- hard hearted,
- most unbothered,
- un sympathetic,
- un-moved,
- un bothered,
- re-served,
- more hard hearted,
- more unworried,
- most hard hearted,
- un-involved,
- un concerned,
- re served,
- un-concerned,
- un-worried,
- un worried,
- more unbothered,
- most hard-hearted,
- un involved,
- more hard-hearted,
- unbothered,
- un-bothered,
- most unworried.
- un briefed,
- in dark,
- un educated,
- more unbriefed,
- un-schooled,
- un schooled,
- un-informed,
- un-educated,
- most unbriefed,
- un-briefed,
- un informed.
- non-expert,
- more unfitting,
- un-professional,
- in-competent,
- non expert,
- in adequate,
- in efficient,
- un ethical,
- un worthier,
- un-fitting,
- in experienced,
- un fitting,
- in-expert,
- inefficient,
- un-worthiest,
- in-efficient,
- in expert,
- more nonexpert,
- more amateur,
- most unfitting,
- un professional,
- most nonexpert,
- un trained,
- in-experienced,
- un worthiest,
- un suitable,
- in competent,
- most amateur,
- un worthy,
- un-worthier,
- in-adequate,
- un-ethical,
- un-suitable,
- un-trained.
n.
•careless (noun)Other synonyms:
•extravagant
Paraphrases for Negligent:
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Equivalence
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Adjective
neglectful, careless, remiss.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Adjective
inadvertent, cavalier, casual, involuntary.
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Noun, singular or mass
neglect.
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Verb, past participle
neglected, overlooked.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
carelessness.
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Noun, singular or mass
Antonyms for Negligent:
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adj.
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all
diligent.
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careless, indifferent
careful, caring, attentive, mindful, successful.
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Other antonyms:
interested, watchful, regarding, observant, provident, punctilious, vigilant, concerned, regardful, prompt, foresighted, thoughtful, wide-awake, untiring, thinking, responsible, ready, forethoughtful, on hand.
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all
Negligent Sentence Examples:
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Usually, he wore his cocked - hat on the back of his head, thereby lending himself a lolloping, negligent, and, at the same time, defying air; but I observed that, as we all uncovered, he brought his own beaver up over his eye - brows, in a species of military bravado.
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It seemed almost a mockery for her to have to tell him he had been negligent, - not only a mockery, but a cruelty.