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
Serenity Gibbons, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
But its location in the neglected and overgrown space remains a mystery.
—Laura L. Davis, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Born with eerily psychic powers, she was cast out and neglected, eventually drowning in a dark well.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Close the Loop Following through on commitments is the simplest and yet shockingly most neglected way to earn long-term trust.
—Serenity Gibbons, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
But its location in the neglected and overgrown space remains a mystery.
—Laura L. Davis, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Verb
The earnings miss is tied to unrealistic growth projections, cost-cutting that limited customer service deliveries, and relying on short-term initiatives that neglected building long-term relationships.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Born with eerily psychic powers, she was cast out and neglected, eventually drowning in a dark well.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neglected
Adjective
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Earlier this year, Saiz Bilbao arrived at a dilapidated building still under construction, its entrance via a seemingly endless stretch of stairs that led to a window-less hostel.—
Georgiana Ralphs,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Now, charred and dilapidated buildings dot the small city center.—
NPR,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
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For weeks, the FDC, from its communication staff to Secretary Mark Inch, has ignored questions from reporters about how many inmates were being tested, how many tests were coming back positive, how many were coming back negative and how many were pending.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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The woman expresses frustration that her financial reality seems ignored.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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Rustin ran his hand over his own neck and forgot his mission.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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Her theory is that, in cleaning up the murder scene, the killer forgot to wipe the doorknob.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
29 Oct. 2025
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The shutdown began after Democrats and Republicans failed to agree on a government funding bill.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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If the main goal was to drive African Americans away, the laws failed.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Thousands of abandoned and derelict vessels around the US pose environmental and navigational challenges.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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The 33 towns being considered for this project, which are expected to meet final approval in the coming weeks, are all on the brink of extinction with the number of empty and abandoned houses outnumbering those that are inhabited.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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That doesn’t mean that the character Fiyero was totally omitted from the special.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
7 Nov. 2025
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The father, who requested his name be omitted from PEOPLE's interview, declined to comment.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Neglected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neglected. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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