Antonyms for remiss

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ri-mis

Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈmɪs

Definition of remiss

Origin : early 15c., "weak, dissolved," from Latin remissus "relaxed, languid; negligent," past participle of remittere "slacken, abate, let go" (see remit). Meaning "characterized by lack of strictness" is attested from mid-15c.; that of "characterized by negligence" is from mid-15c.

adj careless, thoughtless

Example sentences :

If you will pardon the offense, I will promise not to be so remiss in the future.
Extract from : « Jolly Sally Pendleton » by Laura Jean Libbey

Giusippe and I have been both rude and remiss, haven't we, Giusippe?
Extract from : « The Story of Glass » by Sara Ware Bassett

I was thunderstruck, and tried to think if I had been remiss in anything.
Extract from : « Behind the Scenes » by Elizabeth Keckley

Be so merciful, that you be not too remiss; so execute justice, that you forget not mercy.
Extract from : « Coronation Anecdotes » by Giles Gossip

He had been remiss to the self-confessed daughter of his enemy.
Extract from : « The Story of a Mine » by Bret Harte

Our Prior is remiss; our Cellarers, officials are remiss; our monks are remiss: what man is not remiss?
Extract from : « Past and Present » by Thomas Carlyle

That he failed, or that he was remiss, does not affect the argument.
Extract from : « The Secret House » by Edgar Wallace

"The Church may have been remiss, mistaken," the rector replied.
Extract from : « The Inside of the Cup, Complete » by Winston Churchill

Those within it are remiss if they fail to keep this rule uppermost.
Extract from : « The Armed Forces Officer » by U. S. Department of Defense

His life's work is to watch for them, that they be not remiss in doing.
Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: The Epistles of St. Peter » by J. Rawson Lumby

Synonyms for remiss

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