Thesaurus
neglect
Synonyms and Antonyms of neglect
- For years the barn sat in neglect until one day it finally fell down.
- Your ongoing neglect of your health is going to land you in the hospital someday.
compliance, discharge, fulfillment (or fulfilment)
neglect
Synonyms and Antonyms of neglect
- The news media neglected the real issues of the campaign and focused on personalities.
brush (aside or off), reject, shrug off, slough (off) also sluff (off)
- I've neglected my garden, and now it's overgrown with weeds.
- Conveniently, the salesman neglected to mention that the car had been through a flood.
miss out on
Synonym Discussion of neglect
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- habitually neglected his studies
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- disregarded the wishes of his family
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- ignored the snide remark
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- in my rush I overlooked a key example
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- slighted several major authors in her survey
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- forget what others say
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