Synonyms of oversight

oversight

noun

ˈō-vər-ˌsīt 

1

as in management

the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something

oversight of the club's fund-raising activities

Synonyms & Similar Words

• management
• supervision
• administration
• control
• operation
• handling
• stewardship
• government
• direction
• governance
• regulation
• leadership
• guidance
• presidency
• conduct
• charge
• superintendence
• care
• running
• superintendency
• custody
• intendance
• agency
• protection
• logistics
• manipulation
• engineering
• guardianship
• safekeeping
• trust
• tutelage
• rulership
• ward
• generalship
• keeping
• aegis
• lap
• machination
• comanagement
• egis
• codirection
• coadministration

2

as in mistake

an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy

claiming "three billion" instead of "three million" was just an oversight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mistake
• error
• blunder
• inaccuracy
• misstep
• screwup
• lapse
• trip
• flub
• fumble
• miscue
• fault
• stumble
• goof
• slipup
• brick
• gaffe
• gaff
• bobble
• boob
• slip
• fluff
• clanger
• clinker
• boo-boo
• misunderstanding
• snafu
• misinterpretation
• miscalculation
• misjudgment
• misstatement
• pratfall
• howler
• misconstruction
• blooper
• misconception
• misreading
• misimpression
• bloomer
• boner
• foul-up
• misapprehension
• misdescription
• miscomprehension

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accuracy
• precision
• correctness
• exactness
• strictness
• exactitude
• preciseness
• perfection
• infallibility
• inerrancy

3

as in supervision

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• supervision
• stewardship
• management
• leadership
• control
• regulation
• policing
• surveillance
• charge
• care
• guidance
• superintendence
• administration
• government
• monitoring
• superintendency
• headship
• direction
• observation
• observance
• steering
• observing
• running
• protection
• auspices
• rule
• generalship
• guardianship
• piloting
• shepherding
• reign
• trusteeship
• hand(s)
• tutelage
• aegis
• egis

4

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• negligence
• neglect
• failure
• default
• delinquency
• nonfeasance
• carelessness
• dereliction
• laxity
• misprision
• inadvertence
• inadvertency
• heedlessness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• compliance
• discharge
• fulfillment
• fulfilment

Examples of oversight in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And in a video about oversight and investigations, a group of conservative investigators advise future appointees on how to avoid creating a paper trail of sensitive communications that could be obtained by congressional committees or outside groups under the Freedom of Information Act. —Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 10 Aug. 2024

While Hatzius frames this oversight particularly in 2022 and 2023, still not everyone would agree with the notion that the U.S. will avoid a recession. —Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2024

The report could lead to federal oversight of the Phoenix Police Department, which would come via an agreement or a lawsuit by the Justice Department. —Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 16 Aug. 2024

Because the District is not a state, Congress has oversight of the city's governance and congressional Republicans have long sought to assert more control over it. —Luke Barr, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2024