remiss[adjective]Synonyms: careless, forgetful, heedless, lax, neglectful, negligent, thoughtless
Antonyms: scrupulous
Related Words: faineant,
indolent,
lazy,
slothful [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
re‧miss /rɪˈmɪs/
adjective [not before noun] formal[
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Latin;
Origin: past participle of remittere 'to send back, relax']
careless because you did not do something that you ought to have done
Synonym : negligentremiss in
parents who are remiss in their dutiesit was remiss of somebody to do something It was remiss of the social services not to notify the police. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲