All inadvertence synonyms
in·ad·vert·ence
I i noun inadvertence
- indifference — lack of interest or concern: We were shocked by their indifference toward poverty.
- omission — the act of omitting.
- oversight — an omission or error due to carelessness: My bank statement is full of oversights.
- carelessness — not paying enough attention to what one does: a careless typist.
- inattention — lack of attention; negligence.
- negligence — the quality, fact, or result of being negligent; neglect: negligence in discharging one's responsibilities.
- thoughtlessness — lacking in consideration for others; inconsiderate; tactless: a thoughtless remark.
- laxity — the state or quality of being lax; looseness.
- forgetfulness — apt to forget; that forgets: a forgetful person.
- inadvertency — inadvertence.
- error — A mistake.
- mistake — an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.
- blunder — A blunder is a stupid or careless mistake.
- faux pas — a slip or blunder in etiquette, manners, or conduct; an embarrassing social blunder or indiscretion.
- fallacy — a deceptive, misleading, or false notion, belief, etc.: That the world is flat was at one time a popular fallacy.
- miscue — a stroke in which the cue fails to make solid contact with the cue ball.
- slip-up — a mistake, blunder, or oversight: Several slip-ups caused a delay in the delivery of the books.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.