What is the opposite of audit?

The opposite of audit depends on context, but conceptually it is the absence of examination or verification. While audit means to carefully examine and verify records, its opposite would be to ignore, overlook, neglect, or accept without checking. In accounting terms, the opposite could be unaudited, meaning financial statements that have not been independently examined, or to not audit, to forgo verification. Synonyms for opposite actions include to overlook, to disregard, to skip, to neglect, to rubber stamp meaning to approve without checking, or to take at face value. For example, if an audit is a thorough inspection, the opposite is a cursory glance or blind acceptance. In business, the opposite of an audit culture of accountability would be a culture of no oversight. In verb form, while to audit means to inspect and verify, antonyms include to ignore, to conceal, to hide, or to misrepresent. There is no single perfect one-word antonym that is commonly used as the direct opposite, because audit is a specific professional process, but conceptually its opposite is lack of scrutiny, unchecked acceptance, or intentional non-examination of records and processes.