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Synonyms & Antonyms of neglected
(Entry 1 of 2)
- a neglected teddy bear, missing one eye and both ears, shoved into the closet
Synonyms for neglected
- beat-up,
- bombed-out,
- dilapidated,
- dog-eared,
- down-at-the-heels
- (or down-at-heel also down-at-the-heel or down-at-heels),
- dumpy,
- grungy,
- mangy,
- mean,
- miserable,
- moth-eaten,
- ratty,
- run-down,
- scrubby,
- scruffy,
- seedy,
- shabby,
- sleazy,
- tacky,
- tatterdemalion,
- tatty,
- threadbare,
- timeworn,
- tumbledown
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of neglected (Entry 2 of 2)
- as usual the news media neglected the real issues of the campaign and focused on personalities
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- I've neglected my garden, and now it's overgrown with weeds
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- conveniently, the job applicant neglected to mention his criminal record
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The first known use of neglected was in 1570
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