OVERSIGHT Synonyms: 128 Similar and Opposite Words

oversight

noun

ˈō-vər-ˌsīt

Definition of oversight

as in management

the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something oversight of the club's fund-raising activities

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as in mistake

an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy claiming "three billion" instead of "three million" was just an oversight

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as in stewardship

the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control you'll have oversight of the troop until the scoutmaster returns

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as in negligence

the nonperformance of an assigned or expected action failing to lock the car can be an expensive oversight if it gets stolen

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Recent Examples of oversight California clean-air regulators are defending the state’s Clean Truck and Bus Voucher Project after the Los Angeles Times reported that the $1-billion program is facing accusations of fraud, waste and poor oversight. — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 The senators also asked the Government Accountability Office to examine how the federal government has funded menopause research to identify gaps in training, treatment and oversight. — Lyndon Haviland, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026 In the largest police department in the country, these surveillance systems were paid for and adopted without the kind of public oversight cities usually require. — Amanda Aronczyk, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026 When seeking medical wellness treatments, consumers should verify if a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner provides medical oversight, and if a client’s medical history is reviewed before services begin. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for oversight

Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversight

Noun

In doing so, the emirate has built resilience through diversified desalination, energy demand management, and long-term infrastructure planning.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Its eventual deployment could help the university explore how emerging aircraft fit into policing, emergency management, and engineering education.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of management

Noun

And if so, did Democrats make a mistake by not investing earlier?

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Tampa Bay, which won the AL pennant by forcing opponents into mistakes, committed one error, made two other misplays that could have been charged as errors and had a runner thrown out at the plate.

— Ronald Blum, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of mistake

Noun

By the end of the Biden administration, there were over 400 co-stewardship or co-management agreements with tribes, 159 within the National Park Service alone, says Sams.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
The company’s founder has sued Kao, saying his stewardship defrauded Navatek of millions.

— Molly Redden, ProPublica, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of stewardship

Noun

Protesters said that rampant graft led to negligence during renovation work at the Novi Sad station, and eventually to the canopy collapse.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Hwang had barred Rinderknecht’s attorney, Steve Haney, from raising allegations of negligence by the fire department.

— Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of negligence

Noun

Budget for training, supervision and continuity alongside implementation.

— Dr. Timothy J. Giardino, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
The root of the conflict is the Colorado River Compact, negotiated in 1922 among the seven states of the Colorado watershed under the supervision of the then-Secretary of Commerce, Herbert Hoover.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of supervision

Noun

On September 19, Miller’s forecast gave the Republicans an almost 36% chance of retaining control of the upper chamber.

— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
But two more scores from Rexroat of 5 and 54 yards maintained the Eagles’ control of the game.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026