What are some opposite words for negligent?
Antonyms for negligent
ˈnɛg lɪ dʒəntneg·li·gent
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term negligent.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
negligent
As regards mental action, absorbed, abstracted, and preoccupied refer to the cause, absent or absent-minded to the effect. The man absorbed in one thing will appear absent in others. A preoccupied person may seem listless and thoughtless, but the really listless and thoughtless have not mental energy to be preoccupied. The absent-minded man is oblivious of ordinary matters, because his thoughts are elsewhere. One who is preoccupied is intensely busy in thought; one may be absent-minded either through intense concentration or simply through inattention, with fitful and aimless wandering of thought. Compare ABSTRACT.
Antonyms:
alert, attentive, on hand, prompt, ready, thoughtful, wide-awakeSynonyms:
absent, absent-minded, absorbed, abstracted, heedless, inattentive, indifferent, listless, oblivious, preoccupied, thoughtless
Princeton's WordNet
negligentadjective
characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern
"negligent parents"; "negligent of detail"; "negligent in his correspondence"
Antonyms:
sedulous, hardworking, diligent, industrious, untiring, assiduous, tireless
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
negligentadjective
Antonyms:
careful, attentive, heedfulSynonyms:
neglectful, heedless, indifferent, slack, remiss, regardless, slothful, derelict, inattentive, careless
How to use negligent in a sentence?
They couldn't even provide a risk assessment and it sounded like they hadn't done one, so their organization leading up to this was lacking. That's what I mean by they were negligent in the operation.
The potential risks are too great, in fact not even fully known, and relying on the limited data presently available would be negligent on my part.
The failure of Broward County Public Schools and of the Principal and School Resource officer to adequately protect students, and in particular our client, from life-threatening harm were unreasonable, callous and negligent.
I know that many have doubts and concerns about whether this road will be successful, about whether Greece will have the strength to take it in the long term, and no one can brush aside these concerns, but I am firmly convinced of one thing: we would be grossly negligent, even irresponsible, if we did not at least try this road.
We would have been culpably negligent to the American people had we not made the decision we made.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1292 | ready | |
#2450 | alert | |
#6394 | prompt | |
#14493 | thoughtful | |
#24291 | attentive | |
#25698 | negligent | |
#30597 | diligent | |
#41311 | tireless | |
#44535 | hardworking | |
#52872 | industrious | |
#112075 | untiring | |
#128863 | assiduous |
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