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oversight

[oh-ver-sahyt] / ˈoʊ vərˌsaɪt /
NOUN
failure, omission
Synonyms
STRONGEST
lapse mistake neglect
STRONG
blank blunder carelessness chasm default delinquency dereliction disregard error fault inattention laxity miscue overlook preterition pretermission skip slip
WEAK
boo-boo overlooking slipup
Antonyms
STRONGEST
achievement success
STRONG
accuracy advantage attention correction perfection
WEAK
care ignorance recollection remembrance
NOUN
care, supervision
Synonyms
STRONGEST
control handling inspection maintenance management surveillance
STRONG
administration aegis charge check custody direction guard guardianship keep keeping superintendence tutelage
WEAK
intendance
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignorance mismanagement neglect
STRONG
liberation
WEAK
attention care recollection remembrance success

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Plaid Cymru said there was "stubbornly high" obesity and diet-related illness rate in Wales and a "strategic oversight of public health" was needed.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

One of California’s first moves was to put a moratorium on issuing new hospice licenses to give officials time to strengthen oversight.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

He did not have to ask how his editorial oversight had failed to spot a discomfiting level of undisclosed A.I. use.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

“FirstNet Authority must improve its oversight of AT&T,” the report determined.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

And brought here neither by chance nor oversight.

From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner

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