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
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Cinematographer Guillermo Garza shoots neglected settings like fine art, embracing the grime.
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Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Apr. 2026
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
Even newer systems can lose performance if basic maintenance is neglected.
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Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
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Adjective
Changing their environment is more reliable and more neglected.
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Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Cinematographer Guillermo Garza shoots neglected settings like fine art, embracing the grime.
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Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
But more often than not, what does emerge has been neglected, destroyed or shoved back out of sight and out of the public mind, Frank and others note.
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Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
Even newer systems can lose performance if basic maintenance is neglected.
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Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for neglected
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neglected
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Sixteen children from the same family who were rescued from a dilapidated home in rural Ohio were living in wretched conditions with human waste all around, confined to just one room over much of the past four years, authorities said Wednesday.
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The parents and grandparents of 16 children found living in a dilapidated house in southern Ohio were arraigned Wednesday on more than a dozen felony child endangerment charges, officials said.
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Their food might be the first mention in Talat’s many accolades, but their bar program can’t be ignored.
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Not only were the rules misapplied, according to an expert referee with years of elite experience, but similar plays during this tournament have been ignored.
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In the first years after the Declaration of Independence was signed, many Americans forgot about it.
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The boy’s father was supposed to drop off the boy at school in the morning but forgot the child was in the car, Novoa said.
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Morocco lost a pair of 1-0 games before tying Spain but failed to get out of the group stage.
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Despite his storied career, Messi failed to score a goal at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
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According to the gallery, the 25-minute film is set in a semi-abandoned hotel near Tokyo and reimagines the Greek myth of the goddess Persephone’s abduction by Hades.
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The city has been overwhelmed in recent years by an influx of abandoned and stray dogs and puppies.
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Trump’s budget omitted the request entirely and Duffy responded to the delegation’s letter urging LA Metro to apply for funds under existing programs to meet its needs.
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In the original English translation of Dolores, the entire third part of the novel is omitted.
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“Neglected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neglected. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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