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delinquency

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of delinquency

1 the nonperformance of an assigned or expected action

  • we received a notice in the mail informing us of our delinquency in paying our utility bill
Synonyms of delinquency

default, dereliction, failure, misprision, neglect, negligence, nonfeasance, oversight
Words Related to delinquency

carelessness, heedlessness, inadvertence, inadvertency, laxity
Near Antonyms of delinquency

compliance, discharge, fulfillment (or fulfilment)

2 the quality or state of being late

  • delinquency of our mortgage payment meant that we would have to pay a surcharge
Synonyms of delinquency

belatedness, lateness, tardiness
Words Related to delinquency

dilatoriness, sluggishness
Near Antonyms of delinquency

promptitude, promptness, punctuality
Antonyms of delinquency

earliness, prematureness, prematurity

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