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- pronunciation:
- ne
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
guilty of neglecting, or tending to neglect.
negligent in the performance of his duties- synonyms:
- careless, delinquent, derelict, forgetful, inadvertent, inattentive, remiss, slack
- antonyms:
- attentive
- similar words:
- irresponsible, lax, neglectful, oblivious, perfunctory, truant
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| definition 2: |
careless or casual.
a negligent wave of the hand- synonyms:
- careless, casual, indifferent, nonchalant, perfunctory, unconcerned
- antonyms:
- calculated, determined, religious, resolute
- similar words:
- cavalier, cursory, heedless, offhand, slack, thoughtless, unthinking
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| related words: |
inattentive, lazy, loose, reckless, slipshod, vagabond |
adverb + (adj.)negligent
criminally, grossly, morally, neither, slightly, totally
(adj.)negligent
+ noun
act,
action,
attorney,
behavior,
care,
claim,
commander,
conduct,
corporation,
dereliction,
discharge,
driving,
duty,
employer,
endangerment,
failure,
firearm,
handling,
hiring,
homicide,
injury,
instruction,
landlord,
lawsuit,
malpractice,
manner,
misrepresentation,
mistake,
omission,
operation,
parent,
responsibility,
retention,
shooting,
storage,
suicide,
supervision,
training,
violation
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| derivation: |
negligently (adv.) |
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