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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as in negligence
failure to take the care that a cautious person usually takes
as a result of the mother's chronic neglectfulness of their welfare, the children were placed in foster care
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Recent Examples of neglectful
ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
Like Fallen Idols, The Carters explores the early dysfunction, trauma, addiction, and neglectful parenting that contributed to each of the Carter children’s issues in adulthood.
—Rachel Brodsky, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
And this isn’t to say Hackman didn’t turn in one of the best performances of his career as neglectful patriarch Royal.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 1 Mar. 2025
The rise of institutional investment in housing has also made people more vulnerable to eviction and to neglectful or abusive landlord management practices.
— Made By History, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
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My parents were off to a party, my younger brother was in bed, and my older sister had a neglectful attitude toward babysitting me.
—ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
Like Fallen Idols, The Carters explores the early dysfunction, trauma, addiction, and neglectful parenting that contributed to each of the Carter children’s issues in adulthood.
—Rachel Brodsky, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
And this isn’t to say Hackman didn’t turn in one of the best performances of his career as neglectful patriarch Royal.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 1 Mar. 2025
The rise of institutional investment in housing has also made people more vulnerable to eviction and to neglectful or abusive landlord management practices.
— Made By History, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neglectful
Adjective
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In August 2023, using the FWC’s report on the crash, prosecutors initially charged Pino with only three counts of misdemeanor careless boating.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
23 May 2025
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Being a careless jackass but also irresistibly charming is a tough needle to thread.—
Staff Author Published,
EW.com,
22 May 2025
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Wyden is demanding the public release of an unclassified 2022 report that allegedly outlines years of cybersecurity negligence by major U.S. telecom companies.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Fowler could not determine whether this was the result of negligence or an operation with malicious intent.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2025
Adjective
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RuPaul wants a Drag Superstar, not an ordinary girl who gets lazy and gets bored.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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Jack Sparks, aquatics director for the city, said Black Bob Bay’s water park typically draws the biggest crowds with its lazy river, rock wall and high dive.—
Beth Lipoff,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2025
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The resulting breakdown is one of the series' most painful moments, with Pacey begging for answers to a lifetime of neglect.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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Meanwhile, urban poverty deepened, and some Black tenants accused Jewish landlords of neglect or profiteering — charges that sparked anger and occasionally violence in places like Chicago’s Lawndale and Newark’s Central Ward.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
24 May 2025
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Ashby-Welter is seeking restitution from all parties for one count each of age discrimination and retaliation, as well as restitution from Hinojosa for negligent infliction of emotional distress and intentional infliction of emotional distress, according to court filings.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2025
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Taylor, 34, was charged with felony negligent child abuse without bodily harm and misdemeanor solicitation of prostitution, according to his arrest affidavit obtained by PEOPLE.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
19 May 2025
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Trump argued that the Biden administration was derelict in its duty regarding disaster relief and seized on a scandal involving the apparent politicization of government resources involving a Florida official.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
22 May 2025
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Broken out in three separate stories, the gritty, violent movie follows an amateur dog fighter, a supermodel, and a derelict assassin, who are all separately struggling to find love, and discover their lives metamorphosized by a devastating car wreck in Mexico City.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
20 May 2025
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“Neglectful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neglectful. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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