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neglected

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of neglected

showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect

a neglected teddy bear, missing one eye and both ears, shoved into the closet

Synonyms of neglected

beat-up, bombed-out, dilapidated, dog-eared, down-at-the-heels (or down-at-heel), dumpy, grungy, mangy, mean, miserable, moth-eaten, ratty, run-down, scrubby, scruffy, seedy, shabby, sleazy, tacky, tatterdemalion, tatty, threadbare, timeworn, tumbledown

Words Related to neglected

abandoned, unkept

desolate, forlorn, godforsaken

broken-down, decrepit, tired, worn-out

bedraggled, dingy, ragged, tattered

decaying, deteriorated, deteriorating, rackety, ramshackle, rattletrap, rickety, tumbledown

broken, damaged, destroyed, harmed, hurt, impaired, injured, ruined, wrecked

Phrases Synonymous with neglected

Near Antonyms of neglected

brand-new, fresh, new

cared-for, kept-up, maintained

mended, patched, rebuilt, reconstructed

smart, spiffy, spruce

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