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be negligent

VERB

neglect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bypass discard disregard overlook

STRONG

defer dismiss elide evade miss omit overleap overpass postpone procrastinate shirk skimp skip suspend trifle

WEAK

be careless be derelict be irresponsible be remiss gloss over let pass let slide look the other way lose sight of not trouble oneself pass over think little of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

attend regard respect

STRONG

advance complete continue do expedite face finish forward maintain meet take on

WEAK

accomplish achieve cherish concern guard nurture protect succeed take care of watch

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In Ohtani, baseball finally has its long-awaited face of the game, and the sport would be negligent to not maximize his stardom, both domestically and abroad.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2025

That would be negligent on the owner’s part.

From Slate • Sep. 15, 2023

He added the crimes need to be prioritised and big companies held to account criminally if they are found to be negligent.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2022

"It would be negligent not to take the inflationary development into account," he said.

From Reuters • Jun. 16, 2022

And if any Master or Father of a Family be negligent herein, the Overseer for that Circuit shall 246 admonish him between them two.

From The Digger Movement in the Days of the Commonwealth As Revealed in the Writings of Gerrard Winstanley, the Digger, Mystic and Rationalist, Communist and Social Reformer by Berens, Lewis Henry

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