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
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Sid lives in the town of Matakana with her single, sometimes-neglectful alcoholic father Leo (Noah Taylor), who wanted to be a painter but now mows the lawns of rich neighbors and visiting Auckland rich boys occupying the beachfront mansions nearby in Omaha.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
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Dysfunctional families can look many different ways, but typically are controlling, secretive, neglectful, and uncommunicative.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
15 Mar. 2026
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Stewart’s successor, Mayor Bobby Sanchez, a Democrat, suspended Blogoslawski in February amid allegations of improprieties, including the careless handling of cash and the backdating of tax payments to avoid interest penalties.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2026
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More likely the difference was in the turnover column – 15 for the Lakers, which led to 18 Houston points, including several errors that seemed careless and one sequence early in the fourth quarter at the offensive end in which the ball was flying all over the place.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
30 Apr. 2026
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But decadents only break taboos in a bloodless, symbolic way—they’re too lazy and refined for murder.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Baseball, which is dying all over the place, should get off its fat, lazy a--, and elect Pete Rose, even though far too late, into the Baseball Hall of Fame!—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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The doctor was convicted of involuntary manslaughter, with the court ruling his involvement in Jackson's death to be criminally negligent, per The New York Times.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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Unfortunately, too many people and families have already had to experience the horror of injury or death at the hands of negligent drivers, including Heastie’s own constituents in the Bronx.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Remiss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remiss. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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