NEGLIGENT Synonyms

• marked by blithe unconcern

• without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand

• appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions

• occurring or appearing or singled out by chance

• hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough

• occurring on a temporary or irregular basis

• characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility

• natural and unstudied

• not showing effort or strain

• marked by or paying little heed or attention

• characterized by careless unconcern

• showing a lack of attention or care

• not showing due care or attention

• marked by a lack of interest

• showing no care or concern in attitude or action

• (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed

• (often followed by `to') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other

• fairly poor to not very good

• having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive

• marked by no especial liking or dislike or preference for one thing over another

• characterized by a lack of partiality

• being neither good nor bad

• neither too great nor too little

• showing lack of care for consequences

• not showing due care or attention

• failing in what duty requires

• failing in what duty requires

• negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt

• showing lack of careful thought

• without care or thought for others

• lacking in interest or care or feeling

• easy in mind; not worried

• not occupied or engaged with