as in careless
failing to give proper care and attention
he's certainly not a neglectful father as he takes very good care of his children
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Recent Examples of neglectful
Simone manages to evade her sister’s attempts to drag her home to Buffalo to care for their neglectful, aging father for most of the premiere.
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Megan Vick, Variety, 11 Aug. 2025
Their mother was accused of being neglectful, and the family became strained in communication.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 16 July 2025
Hinchliffe Stadium originally opened in 1932 and hosted the Negro Leagues’ New York Black Yankees and the American Soccer League’s New Jersey Eagles in the late 1980s before shuttering in 1996 after many neglectful years without maintenance and upkeep.
—Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 10 July 2025
One of the children was discovered in a neglectful condition in August, according to court records.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 15 June 2025
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Megan Vick, Variety, 11 Aug. 2025
Their mother was accused of being neglectful, and the family became strained in communication.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 16 July 2025
Hinchliffe Stadium originally opened in 1932 and hosted the Negro Leagues’ New York Black Yankees and the American Soccer League’s New Jersey Eagles in the late 1980s before shuttering in 1996 after many neglectful years without maintenance and upkeep.
—Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 10 July 2025
One of the children was discovered in a neglectful condition in August, according to court records.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neglectful
Adjective
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One careless click can expose your information.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Tom’s doomed desire for Vivien—and for her vanished twenty-first-century world—shows how people in the future may yearn for the past, though the past itself proves neglectful and careless of the future.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Grab one for your own couch to prepare for movie nights and lazy mornings, or stock up to get a head start on holiday shopping.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Sarin Mathews Women’s Sweatpants A comfortable pair of pants is a wardrobe essential for everything from long flights to lazy days at home.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The lawsuit alleged the flight crew was negligent by not following medical emergency protocols when the passenger first showed stroke symptoms.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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There was also a kid’s colorblock windbreaker jogging suit that left me feeling like a negligent parent for not having one in my own daughter’s closet.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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An old and derelict residential hotel in Detroit that was immortalized in a song by The White Stripes has been shut down by the city.—
JC Reindl,
Freep.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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Here’s the logline: Upon discovering millions in cash in a derelict stash house, trust among a team of Miami cops begins to fray.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Neglectful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neglectful. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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