| Main Entry: | inadvertence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | neglect |
Synonyms: |
indifference, omission, oversight |
| Main Entry: | disregard |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ignoring |
Synonyms: |
apathy, brush-off, contempt, disdain, disesteem, disfavor, disinterest, disrespect, forgetting, heedlessness, inadvertence, inattention, indifference, insouciance, lassitude, lethargy, listlessness, neglect, neglecting, negligence, oblivion, omission, omitting, overlooking, oversight, scorn, slight, slighting, the cold shoulder, unconcern, unmindfulness |
| Notes: | ignore is properly used of things that are present in our surroundings; but for things like rules, conventions, stipulations, contracts, the right word is disregard |
Antonyms: |
attention, esteem, honor, note, regard, respect |
| Main Entry: | mistake |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | error, misunderstanding |
Synonyms: |
aberration, blooper, blunder, boo-boo, bungle, confusion, delusion, erratum, false move, false step, fault, faux pas, flub, fluff, gaffe, illusion, inaccuracy, inadvertence, lapse, misapplication, misapprehension, miscalculation, misconception, misinterpretation, misjudgment, misprint, misstatement, misstep, muddle, neglect, omission, overestimation, oversight, slight, slip, slip of tongue, slipup, snafu, solecism, trip*, typographical error, underestimation |
Antonyms: |
accuracy, calculation, certainty, correction, correctness, proof, success, truth, understanding |
| Main Entry: | neglect |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disregard |
Synonyms: |
carelessness, coolness, delinquency, disdain, disregardance, disrespect, heedlessness, inadvertence, inattention, inconsideration, indifference, laxity, laxness, oversight, scorn, slight, thoughtlessness, unconcern |
Antonyms: |
care, obedience, observance, regard, respect, watchfulness |
| Main Entry: | oblivion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mental blankness |
Synonyms: |
Lethe, abeyance, amnesia, carelessness, disregard, forgetfulness, inadvertence, indifference, insensibility, insensibleness, neglect, nirvana*, obliviousness, unawareness, unconcern, unconsciousness, unmindfulness |
Antonyms: |
awareness, consciousness, understanding |
| Main Entry: | omission |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something forgotten or excluded |
Synonyms: |
blank, breach, break, cancellation, carelessness, chasm, cutting out, default, disregard, disregardance, elimination, elision, excluding, exclusion, failing, failure, forgetfulness, gap, hiatus, ignoring, inadvertence, inadvertency, lack, lacuna, lapse, leaving out, missing, neglect, noninclusion, overlook, overlooking, oversight, passing over, preclusion, preterition, pretermission, prohibition, repudiation, skip, slighting, slip, withholding |
Antonyms: |
addition, inclusion, insertion, remembrance |
| Main Entry: | inattention |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | heedlessness |
Synonyms: |
abstraction, carelessness, disregard, dreaminess, inadvertence, neglect, negligence, remissness |
Antonyms: |
attention |
| Main Entry: | obliviousness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | escape |
Synonyms: |
Lethe, abeyance, amnesia, carelessness, disregard, forgetfulness, inadvertence, indifference, insensibility, insensibleness, neglect, nirvana*, oblivion, unawareness, unconcern, unconsciousness, unmindfulness |
| Main Entry: | disregard |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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Adjectives: |
deaf, absent, absent, bemused, blind, blithe, brainsick, careless, cursory, disconcerted, distrait, dizzy, dreaming on other things, dreamy, engrossed, giddy, giddy, giddy as a goose, harebrained, harum, high, in the clouds, inadvertent, inattentive, inconsiderate, listless, lost, lost in thought, mindless, musing on other things, muzzy, napping, off one's guard, offhand, percursory, preoccupied, put out, rantipole, rapt, regardless, respectless, scatterbrained, thoughtless, undiscerning, unheeding, unmindful, unobservant, unreflecting, wild, wrapped in thought
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| Main Entry: | omission |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
Related
Adjectives: |
disbarred, excluded, excluding, exclusive, inadmissible, not included in, unrecounted
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