Synonyms for oversight
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : oh-ver-sahyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊ vərˌsaɪt |
Top 10 synonyms for oversight
Définition of oversight
Origin :- "supervision," early 14c., from over- + sight. Meaning "omission of notice, fact of passing over without seeing" attested from late 15c.; cf. oversee.
- noun failure, omission
- noun care, supervision
- But those who judge thus are guilty of a most remarkable act of oversight.
- Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
- By any thinking man the effect of this oversight will be instantly perceived.
- Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
- "He calls an oversight forgery, sir," returned the latter huskily.
- Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper
- "Nor I either," said he, half chagrined, for his move was an oversight.
- Extract from : « The O'Donoghue » by Charles James Lever
- This word is in the original text printed twice by an oversight.
- Extract from : « Shakespeare Jest-Books; » by Unknown
- Morgan regretted his oversight in leaving the badge in place.
- Extract from : « Trail's End » by George W. Ogden
- Neither was there oversight, save to keep the prisoners from escaping.
- Extract from : « Deaconesses in Europe » by Jane M. Bancroft
- If I happened to forget, he wasn't backward in remindin' me61 of the oversight.
- Extract from : « Torchy As A Pa » by Sewell Ford
- "If you didn't it must have been an oversight," says Mr. Robert.
- Extract from : « Torchy As A Pa » by Sewell Ford
- No one could doubt that an oversight on the part of the guard had caused the catastrophe.
- Extract from : « In Search of the Castaways » by Jules Verne
Antonyms for oversight
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