as in disrepairs
the state of being unattended to or not cared for
for years the barn sat in neglect until one day it finally fell down
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as in ignores
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 forgets
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 fails
to miss the opportunity or obligation
conveniently, the job applicant neglected to mention his criminal record
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Recent Examples of neglects
Jenna Anderson, Health, 13 May 2026
And a state that neglects a part of its own body cannot prosper.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
In a review that gave the movie three stars out of four, USA Today's Melissa Ruggieri praised Jaafar's performance while noting that the movie neglects to explore the more controversial aspects of the singer's life.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
The court’s framing of free speech also neglects the real-world evidence.
—A.j. Russo, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2026
Above, Akerman neglects to mention another theft from around this time.
—Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026
But that lower average neglects the fact that fire private IIs have a higher floor salary, at $65,300, and drivers make more than the PII ceiling within the police department, at $79,000.
—Lucas Finton, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 18 Feb. 2026
Like many others in his community, Awad believes the Israeli government intentionally neglects crime perpetrated against Palestinian citizens.
—Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 15 Feb. 2026
That’s one of the many, many salient details this 84-minute film neglects to share with us.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
But experts said this categorization neglects key hormonal and metabolic components of the condition.
—Jenna Anderson, Health, 13 May 2026
And a state that neglects a part of its own body cannot prosper.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
In a review that gave the movie three stars out of four, USA Today's Melissa Ruggieri praised Jaafar's performance while noting that the movie neglects to explore the more controversial aspects of the singer's life.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
The court’s framing of free speech also neglects the real-world evidence.
—A.j. Russo, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2026
Above, Akerman neglects to mention another theft from around this time.
—Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026
But that lower average neglects the fact that fire private IIs have a higher floor salary, at $65,300, and drivers make more than the PII ceiling within the police department, at $79,000.
—Lucas Finton, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 18 Feb. 2026
Like many others in his community, Awad believes the Israeli government intentionally neglects crime perpetrated against Palestinian citizens.
—Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 15 Feb. 2026
That’s one of the many, many salient details this 84-minute film neglects to share with us.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neglects
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Criminalization also ignores the realities of mental health and poverty.—
Shianne LeClaire,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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One brave man ignores a greeting.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
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Étienne, however, never forgets his first tussle in the woods with Bartosz (Julian Swiezewski), a Polish trucker who saves his lover’s skin when the cops show up to arrest them and other men for indecent behavior.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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But what if the goalie forgets to do that or doesn’t keep an eye on the clock?—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
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This backward-looking approach fails entirely against novel attack vectors like synthetic identity creation and deepfake social engineering.—
Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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Statistically, the first launch from a private company almost always fails.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
11 May 2026
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The study glosses over major risks and omits critical costs.—
Chris Cate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Releasing an old video, which conveniently omits context, on their son’s birthday is a reprehensible attempt to distract from his own behavior.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Neglects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neglects. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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