Synonyms for remiss
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ri-mis |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈmɪs |
Top 10 synonyms for remiss
Définition 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
Antonyms for remiss
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