remiss

1. 1.

   failing in what duty requires

   “derelict (or delinquent) in his duty”

   “neglectful of his duties”

   “remiss of you not to pay your bills”

   Synonymsderelictdelinquentneglectful

   Similarnegligent

Other forms of remiss

comparative

remisser·

superlative

remissest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about remiss

What does remiss mean?

remiss means "failing in what duty requires".

How many syllables are in remiss?

remiss has 2 syllables: re-miss. The stress falls on "miss". In IPA it is /ɹiˈmɪs/.

What is another word for remiss?

Close synonyms include derelict, delinquent, neglectful. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is remiss a common word?

remiss is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with remiss?

2 words rhyme with remiss. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.