as in neglectful
failing to give proper care and attention
I would be remiss if I didn't tell you how much I appreciated the lovely gift
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Recent Examples of remiss
This time around, though, there should be at least a couple of signal-callers available for Las Vegas, and the Raiders would be remiss not to nab one of them.
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Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Nov. 2025
Tinseltown One would be remiss to skip over Simon Miller’s array of shimmering and shining specialties.
—Madeline Fass, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Any custodian of someone like that would be remiss in not treating him very differently from most everyone else in their population.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
There was a spirit of abundance and joy, too; that can’t be remiss.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
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Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Nov. 2025
Tinseltown One would be remiss to skip over Simon Miller’s array of shimmering and shining specialties.
—Madeline Fass, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Any custodian of someone like that would be remiss in not treating him very differently from most everyone else in their population.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
There was a spirit of abundance and joy, too; that can’t be remiss.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remiss
Adjective
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To do otherwise is neglectful and selfish.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
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Above a certain socioeconomic threshold, not spending an extra $1,000 a year or more in the hopes of doing so could seem neglectful.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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Isaiah Duncan-Simmons, 19, from Virginia Beach was booked and charged with disorderly conduct and careless damage of property by fire.—
Kelsie Cairns,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
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Companies aren't careless—cleaning up massive repositories is genuinely painful work.—
Philip Brittan,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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Basically, the lazy person’s way to a six pack.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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What’s more, over the next few months, the ChatGPT users got lazier with each essay, ultimately resorting to copy-and-paste by the end of the study.—
Aytekin Tank,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Adjective
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Behind closed doors Taylor and Rachelle Kiesel are now among 15 families suing CALO in civil court, with allegations ranging from negligent infliction of emotional distress to battery.—
Samantha Rappaport,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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But in January 1977, after four days of testimony and 3½ hours of deliberations, Longet was acquitted of the felony charge and convicted of a misdemeanor charge of negligent homicide.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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“Remiss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remiss. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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