REMISS Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word remiss. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| blameworthy | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious | ||||||
| careless | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful adjective satellite • effortless and unstudied • (usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration | ||||||
| delinquent | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a young offender adjective satellite • guilty of a misdeed • failing in what duty requires • past due; not paid at the scheduled time | ||||||
| derelict | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a person without a home, job, or property • a ship abandoned on the high seas adjective satellite • worn and broken down by hard use • forsaken by owner or inhabitants • failing in what duty requires • in deplorable condition | ||||||
| languid | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • lacking spirit or liveliness | ||||||
| lash | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids • leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip • a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object verb • beat severely with a whip or rod • lash or flick about sharply • strike as if by whipping • bind with a rope, chain, or cord | ||||||
| lax | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet') • lacking in firmness or tension; not taut adjective satellite • lacking in rigor or strictness • emptying easily or excessively | ||||||
| neglectful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • not showing due care or attention • failing in what duty requires | ||||||
| negligent | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern | ||||||
| reprehensible | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure | ||||||
| slack | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve • a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality • a stretch of water without current or movement • a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot • the quality of being loose (not taut) • a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely adjective satellite • not tense or taut • flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide • lacking in rigor or strictness verb • avoid responsibilities and work, be idle • be inattentive to, or neglect • release tension on • make less active or fast • become slow or slower • make less active or intense • become less in amount or intensity • cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water | ||||||
| slow | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adjective • not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time • at a slow tempo • (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time adverb • without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly') • showing a time that is earlier than the actual time adjective satellite • slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity • so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness • (of business) not active or brisk verb • lose velocity; move more slowly • become slow or slower • cause to proceed more slowly | ||||||
| tardy | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • after the expected or usual time; delayed | ||||||
| at fault | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • deserving blame | ||||||
