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
See our Guide 08 of 09 Roanoke Named America’s East Coast Mountain Biking Capital, a list of Virginia mountain towns would be remiss without including the bustling city of Roanoke.
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Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2024
In this regard, we geologists have been mostly remiss.
—The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
This capability isn’t to be remiss in an industry that often leans into sterile marketing campaigns with all of the same faces.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 7 Aug. 2024
However what seems almost remiss is that during nine years of operation there has never yet been an Off-White show in the United States.
—Luke Leitch, Vogue, 22 July 2024
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Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2024
In this regard, we geologists have been mostly remiss.
—The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
This capability isn’t to be remiss in an industry that often leans into sterile marketing campaigns with all of the same faces.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 7 Aug. 2024
However what seems almost remiss is that during nine years of operation there has never yet been an Off-White show in the United States.
—Luke Leitch, Vogue, 22 July 2024
See All Example Sentences for remiss
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remiss
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The Kentucky Humane Society is actively caring for 35 horses at Willow Hope Farm after rescuing 10 in emaciated and neglectful conditions in Franklin County Wednesday morning.—
Marina Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
20 Dec. 2024
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Two pit bulls were rescued from their allegedly neglectful owner and her uninhabitable home on Wednesday, Feb. 19, according to a Sunday, Feb. 23 Suffolk County SPCA news release.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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The Heat committed 14 turnovers, several of them particularly careless, and shot just 9 for 37 (24.3 percent) on threes.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2025
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Nests are usually placed on a horizontal conifer branch less than 10 feet above the ground, which makes sense, given the careless, rickety appearance of their design.—
Matt Kracht,
People.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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On Facebook, the city government shared images of cracks in the walls of the lazy river, rust in the mechanical room and chipping concrete on a pedestrian bridge.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
23 Mar. 2025
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In contrast to Joe Biden, Trump is not a traditional Atlanticist, views many of Washington's security arrangements in Europe as either antiquated or unfair, and tends to scoff at the European theater writ-large as lazy teenagers who take their parent's support for granted.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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However, in one that went to trial, a jury determined that Chart and Pacific Fertility Center had been negligent and awarded five former patients a total of $15 million.—
Alexandra Chaidez,
NBC News,
19 Mar. 2025
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And first assistant director Dave Halls pled no contest to negligent use of a deadly weapon and was given six months probation.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Remiss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remiss. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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