INADVERTENCE Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

inadvertence

noun

Definition of inadvertence

as in carelessness

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Recent Examples of inadvertence As for inventions, accident and inadvertence played a role in the development of Post-it Notes and microwave heating. — Amanda Foreman, WSJ, 4 May 2018 The history of the game proceeded through intelligence, but also through inadvertence. — Jay Caspian Kang, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2017

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Noun

Yet the carelessness went up another notch, midway through the first half, when Benjamin Pavard rolled the ball into Martinez’s path and Valverde ran in to close the goalkeeper down.

— Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
It gets filed alongside carelessness, disorganization and not really trying, and the people who display it often apologize for it as though they’d been caught slacking.

— Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of carelessness

Noun

Dermatologists, retailers and founders are all rushing to serve glp-1 users experiencing facial deflation, laxity and shedding.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026
The facial fat pads that create fullness in the cheeks and temples sometimes shrink faster than skin can retract, producing a characteristic hollowing and laxity.

— Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of laxity

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