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
- 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
- any old way
- any which way
- asleep at switch
- asleep on job
- behindhand
- culpable
- daydreaming
- defaultant
- delinquent
- derelict
- dilatory
- disregardful
- fainéant
- forgetful
- heedless
- inattentive
- indifferent
- indolent
- lackadaisical
- lax
- lazy
- neglectful
- negligent
- regardless
- slack
- slapdash
- slipshod
- sloppy
- slothful
- slow
- tardy
- uninterested
- unmindful
- woolgathering
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