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The meaning of REMISS is negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless. How to use remiss in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Remiss.
Some common synonyms of remiss are lax, neglectful, negligent, and slack. While all these words mean "culpably careless or indicative of such carelessness," remiss implies blameworthy carelessness shown in slackness, forgetfulness, or neglect.
- While in some cases nearly identical to remiss, lax implies a blameworthy lack of strictness, severity, or precision. // a reporter lax about accur...
- The words neglectful and remiss are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, neglectful adds a more disapproving implication of laziness or...
- While the synonyms negligent and remiss are close in meaning, negligent implies inattention to one's duty or business. // negligent about writing a...
- In some situations, the words slack and remiss are roughly equivalent. However, slack implies want of due or necessary diligence or care. // slack...
These are words and phrases related to remiss. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of remiss. He was fired for being remiss in his responsibilities.
Don't expect to get much done at your meeting. The adjective remiss is often used in the phrase "remiss in one's duty." The principal was remiss in her duty to tell parents about the incident at school.
(Definition of remiss from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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SYNONYMY NOTE: remiss implies the culpable omission or the careless or indifferent performance of a task or duty [remiss in one's obligations]; negligent, neglectful both imply failure to attend to something sufficiently or properly, but negligent often stresses this as a habit or trait [negligent in dress], and neglectful carries an ...
