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neglect

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of neglect

1 the state of being unattended to or not cared for

  • for years the barn sat in neglect until one day it finally fell down
Synonyms of neglect

desolation, dilapidation, disrepair, seediness
Words Related to neglect

inattention, negligence

abandonment, desertion

decay, decrepitude, dereliction, deterioration, disintegration, dumpiness, ruin, ruination
Near Antonyms of neglect

conservation, preservation, upkeep
Antonyms of neglect

keeping, repair

2 the nonperformance of an assigned or expected action

  • your ongoing neglect of your health is going to land you in the hospital someday
Synonyms of neglect

default, delinquency, dereliction, failure, misprision, negligence, nonfeasance, oversight
Words Related to neglect

carelessness, heedlessness, inadvertence, inadvertency, laxity
Near Antonyms of neglect

compliance, discharge, fulfillment (or fulfilment)

neglect

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of neglect

1 to fail to give proper attention to

  • as usual the news media neglected the real issues of the campaign and focused on personalities
Synonyms of neglect

bypass, disregard, forget, ignore, overlook, overpass, pass over, slight, slur (over)
Words Related to neglect

fail

miss, omit

brush (aside or off), reject, shrug off, slough (off) also sluff (off)

disdain, pooh-pooh (also pooh), scorn

scant, skimp
Near Antonyms of neglect

appreciate, cherish, prize, treasure, value

cultivate, foster, nurse, nurture

pamper

remember

listen (to), watch

follow, mark, note, notice, observe, remark
Antonyms of neglect

attend (to), heed, mind, regard, tend (to)

2 to leave undone or unattended to especially through carelessness

  • I've neglected my garden, and now it's overgrown with weeds
Synonyms of neglect

forget, shirk
Words Related to neglect

slack (off)
Near Antonyms of neglect

carry out, do, execute, perform

accomplish, achieve

keep up, maintain
Antonyms of neglect

attend (to), remember

3 to miss the opportunity or obligation

  • conveniently, the job applicant neglected to mention his criminal record
Synonyms of neglect

fail, forget, omit
Words Related to neglect

disregard, ignore, overlook, overpass, pass over, pretermit, slight

slide, slip

default

skip
Phrases Synonymous with neglect

miss out on
Near Antonyms of neglect

heed, mind, remember

keep, observe

carry out, do, execute, perform, practice (also practise)

discharge, fulfill (or fulfil), meet, satisfy

comply (with)

Synonym Discussion of neglect

neglect, disregard, ignore, overlook, slight, forget mean to pass over without giving due attention. neglect implies giving insufficient attention to something that merits one's attention.
    • habitually neglected his studies
disregard suggests voluntary inattention.
    • disregarded the wishes of his family
ignore implies a failure to regard something obvious.
    • ignored the snide remark
overlook suggests disregarding or ignoring through haste or lack of care.
    • in my rush I overlooked a key example
slight implies contemptuous or disdainful disregarding or omitting.
    • slighted several major authors in her survey
forget may suggest either a willful ignoring or a failure to impress something on one's mind.
    • forget what others say

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