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negligent
failing to take proper care over something
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Questions about “negligent”
Negligent (adjective) means failing to take proper care over something
Here is negligent used in an example sentence: "The landlord was negligent in ignoring the broken smoke detectors for months."
Common synonyms for negligent include careless, remiss, neglectful.
Antonyms of negligent include careful, attentive, conscientious.
Negligent is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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