oversight C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt/ UK /ˈəʊvəsaɪt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun an unintentional failure to notice; supervision or watchful care Due to a clerical oversight, the invoice was never sent to the client. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an unintentional failure to... omissionerrorlapseslipmistakesupervisionsurveillance ↔ Opposites attentioncarenotice Word family Related forms overseesightsee Etymology AI details From over- plus sight, from oversee. It carries two divergent senses: 'watchful supervision' (seeing over) and 'an unintended omission' (overlooking). ofer Old English gesihð Old English View etymology graph -> Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # oversight **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈəʊvəsaɪt/ ## Meanings 1. an unintentional failure to notice; supervision or watchful care ## Examples - Due to a clerical oversight, the invoice was never sent to the client. ## Synonyms - omission - error - lapse - slip - mistake - supervision - surveillance ## Antonyms - attention - care - notice ## Related Forms - oversee - sight - see ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ofer - Root: gesihð ## Etymology From over- plus sight, from oversee. It carries two divergent senses: 'watchful supervision' (seeing over) and 'an unintended omission' (overlooking). ## AI Etymology Oversight comes from over- plus sight, from oversee. It carries two divergent senses: 'watchful supervision' (seeing over) and 'an unintended omission' (overlooking). The form preserves a compact historical development in which the older wording and the present sense remain closely connected. As a noun, it denotes "an unintentional failure to notice; supervision or watchful care", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Old English ofer and Old English gesihð. Related words include oversee, sight, see. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown