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
Annette Bakker, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
His refusal to weaponize suffering is one of his most important — and most neglected— lessons.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Dishwasher doors and handles are usually wiped down regularly, but the interiors of appliances are often neglected.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2026
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Adjective
For patients living with rare and neglected diseases, the next breakthrough treatment might already be sitting in a pharmaceutical company’s filing cabinet.
—Annette Bakker, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
His refusal to weaponize suffering is one of his most important — and most neglected— lessons.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
Verb
For decades, extremist groups recruited in part by offering mutual aid to their members, many of whom had grown up neglected or abused and may have struggled with addiction and untreated mental illness, Simi said.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Dishwasher doors and handles are usually wiped down regularly, but the interiors of appliances are often neglected.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neglected
Adjective
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Zaragoza stationed his men on the high ground, hidden behind cacti, behind walls of dilapidated forts, in ditches.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
4 May 2026
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Longtime Oak Lawn Village Board member Timothy Desmond has resigned from his post to enter into a contract with the village through his home building company to restore dilapidated properties, with the goal of putting them back on the tax rolls.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Despite wooden signs prohibiting people reserving sun loungers with towels and then leaving them, the father-of-two said guests routinely ignored the warning.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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To some, the data centers are an inevitable part of our future and an economic opportunity that can’t be ignored as the global AI race accelerates.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
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Troup, who died in 1999, never forgot the difference the song made, both in his life and the way people think about the road.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Stephenson apparently forgot that rule, but the Reds broadcasters didn't.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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One attempt to stop single-serve liquor bans failed in the Senate on Tuesday, but it could be revived in another bill.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
13 May 2026
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Having failed to please Greene with her abstractions, Lovelace O’Neal applied the powder directly to her white canvases, covering it in black pigment that became a background to pastel squiggles.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
13 May 2026
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Born on May 13, 1958, in California, Sheets appeared on 163 episodes of Storage Wars between 2010 and 2023, vying with other buyers of abandoned and unopened storage lockers being auctioned.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
22 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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However, the lawsuit states the autopsy report omitted references to physical injuries on her body, such as bruising and contusions.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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The agencies were largely omitted from last week's funding legislation because Democrats refused to back immigration enforcement funding without reforms after federal agents killed two American citizens earlier this year.—
Eric McDaniel,
NPR,
6 May 2026
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“Neglected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neglected. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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