as in dilapidated
showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect
a neglected teddy bear, missing one eye and both ears, shoved into the closet
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as in ignored
to fail to give proper attention to
as usual the news media neglected the real issues of the campaign and focused on personalities
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as in forgot
to leave undone or unattended to especially through carelessness
I've neglected my garden, and now it's overgrown with weeds
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as in failed
to miss the opportunity or obligation
conveniently, the job applicant neglected to mention his criminal record
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Recent Examples of neglected
Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
The narrative highlights the growing, unseen populations of lonely and neglected individuals, shedding light on a vital but often ignored aspect of public care.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
Behind the tax charge was a business that families and lawsuits said had left real people neglected, injured and dead.
—Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 20 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
The department issued heavy fines and ultimately shuttered a neglected building in Denver’s uptown neighborhood last year that was owned by CBZ Management.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
The narrative highlights the growing, unseen populations of lonely and neglected individuals, shedding light on a vital but often ignored aspect of public care.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
Verb
Sometimes the difference between a yard that looks neglected and one that looks designed is just a Saturday afternoon of rearranging.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
Behind the tax charge was a business that families and lawsuits said had left real people neglected, injured and dead.
—Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neglected
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The city announced the move to the East Village in March, as part of the plan to close the dilapidated and sometimes violence-prone 30th Street center.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Its dilapidated state and lack of funding — just $25,000 was budgeted for programming by the city last year — prevents the facility from offering a full slate of services for residents.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
14 Apr. 2026
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Students argue that their desires were ignored when the board moved the upcoming Laguna Beach High graduation ceremony back to the smaller Irvine Bowl after several years of being held in the campus stadium.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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The repricing reflects a structural vulnerability that can no longer be ignored.—
Tenzin Seldon,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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There’s a campus care closet, so students with food insecurity or who maybe just forgot to bring a lunch that day can discreetly get something to eat.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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At one point, Nikola Jokic forgot.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
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The show focuses on how the Metropolitan Police failed to thoroughly investigate two women’s allegations, which left Worboys free to commit assaults undetected for many years.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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In 2013, Hall tried (and failed) to replicate the previous magic and his show was cancelled after one season, many blaming tougher competition than before.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The city has been overwhelmed in recent years by an influx of abandoned and stray dogs and puppies.—
Alyce McFadden,
San Francisco Chronicle,
13 Mar. 2026
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Antonia Noori Farzan The Providence Police Department is urging drivers to stay off the road, saying that stuck and abandoned cars are causing problems and preventing the city from getting back to normal.—
Eryn Dion,
The Providence Journal,
24 Feb. 2026
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Some billings where the amount charged wasn’t enough to cover the number of hours logged were then omitted from the analysis.—
Joe Mahr,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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Some arrests could not be matched to a ZIP code — about 1 in 3 — and were omitted from our arrest by ZIP code analysis.—
Wendi C. Thomas,
ProPublica,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Neglected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neglected. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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