EXPEDIENCE Antonyms
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Best Opposite Words For EXPEDIENCE
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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 | ||||||||
delay | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • time during which some action is awaited • the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time verb • cause to be slowed down or delayed • act later than planned, scheduled, or required • stop or halt • slow the growth or development of | ||||||||
incompetence | nounn | |||||||
noun • lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications • inability of a part or organ to function properly | ||||||||
inefficiency | nounn | |||||||
noun • unskillfulness resulting from a lack of efficiency | ||||||||
laziness | nounn | |||||||
noun • inactivity resulting from a dislike of work • relaxed and easy activity • apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins) | ||||||||
negligence | nounn | |||||||
noun • failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances • the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern | ||||||||
procrastination | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or deferring an action to a later time • slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it | ||||||||
slowness | nounn | |||||||
noun • unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training • a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry • lack of normal development of intellectual capacities | ||||||||
tardiness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality or habit of not adhering to a correct or usual or expected time | ||||||||
inexpedience | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being unsuited to the end in view |