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INADVERTENCE Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the word inadvertence. (exact relations)
There are 2 hypernyms of the word inadvertence. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for INADVERTENCE

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heedlessness
nounn
noun

• a lack of attentiveness (as to children or helpless people)

• the trait of acting rashly and without prudence

• the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities

inadvertency
nounn
noun

• the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities

oversight
nounn
noun

• an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something

• management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group

• a mistake resulting from inattention

carelessness
nounn
noun

• the quality of not being careful or taking pains

• failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

inattention
nounn
noun

• lack of attention

inattentiveness
nounn
noun

• a lack of attentiveness (as to children or helpless people)

• the trait of not being considerate and thoughtful of others

neglect
verb, nounv, n
noun

• lack of attention and due care

• the state of something that has been unused and neglected

• willful lack of care and attention

• the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern

• failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

verb

• leave undone or leave out

• fail to do something; leave something undone

• fail to attend to

• give little or no attention to

thoughtlessness
nounn
noun

• the quality of failing to be considerate of others

• the trait of not thinking carefully before acting

unobservance
nounn
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unmindfulness
nounn
noun

• the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities

Best Hypernyms For INADVERTENCE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for inadvertence, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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attentiveness omission

Alternatives for HEEDLESSNESS

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