Negligent, neglectful, lax, slack, remiss are comparable when applied to persons, their ways of working or acting, and the results of their work or activities with the meaning culpably careless or manifesting such carelessness.
Category: Synonyms
Negligence vs Neglect
Negligence, neglect are not always clearly distinguished in use, even though the lines between them may be drawn with some clearness.
Neglect vs Omit vs Disregard vs Ignore vs Overlook vs Slight vs Forget
Neglect, omit, disregard, ignore, overlook, slight, forget are comparable when they mean to pass over something without giving it due or sufficient attention.
Needful vs Necessary vs Requisite vs Indispensable vs Essential
Needful, necessary, requisite, indispensable, essential are comparable when meaning urgently required.
Need vs Necessity vs Exigency
Need, necessity, exigency may all denote either a state or condition requiring something as essential or indispensable or the thing required.
Neat vs Tidy vs Trim vs Trig vs Snug vs Shipshape vs Spick-and-span
Neat, tidy, trim, trig, snug, shipshape, spick-and-span mean manifesting care and orderliness.
Nearly vs Almost vs Approximately vs Well-nigh
Nearly, almost, approximately, well-nigh are comparable when they mean within a little of being, becoming, reaching, or sufficing.
Nearest vs Next
Nearest, next are both superlative forms of near, but they are not always interchangeable.
Natural vs Simple vs Ingenuous vs Naïve vs Unsophisticated vs Artless vs Unaffected
Natural, simple, ingenuous, naïve, unsophisticated, artless, unaffected are applied to persons, their acts, and their utterances, in the sense of wholly free from pretension or calculation.
Native vs Indigenous vs Endemic vs Aboriginal vs Autochthonous
Native, indigenous, endemic, aboriginal, autochthonous all mean belonging to or associated with a particular place by birth or origin.
Name vs Designation vs Denomination vs Appellation vs Title vs Style
Name, designation, denomination, appellation, title, style mean the word or combination of words by which something is called and by means of which it can be distinguished or identified.
Myth vs Legend vs Saga
Myth, legend, saga all mean a story which has come down from the past, which ostensibly relates a historical event or events, and of which the origin has been lost or forgotten.