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Definitions

untended

ADJECTIVE
neglected
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dilapidated
Antonyms
WEAK
cared for considered heeded used well cared for well tended
ADJECTIVE
run down
Synonyms
STRONGEST
broken-down crumbling decrepit derelict deserted desolate dilapidated dingy neglected ramshackle rickety seedy tacky
WEAK
abandoned beat up below par debilitated dog-eared down-at-the-heel drained enervated exhausted fatigued forsaken frowzy in a bad way old out of condition peaked ratty tattered tired tumble-down uncared-for under the weather unhealthy used-up weak weary worn-out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
nice populated sound stable used
WEAK
OK fresh good healthy
ADJECTIVE
unattended
Synonyms
STRONGEST
neglected
WEAK
abandoned disregarded ignored left alone

Example Sentences

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If untended, it has below the green top what some people call “petticoats” of dead leaves, but I think they look like those furry chaps that silent movie cowboys used to wear.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2025

In untended fields, the cotton harvest was rotting.

From Reuters • Nov. 16, 2023

However, Palestinians argue that it erases their history and suggests that the land was previously uninhabited or untended.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2023

Many are ignited either by lightning strikes or human activity, including untended campfires, unextinguished cigarettes, engine sparks and equipment malfunction.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2022

Secret mailing spots were picked out all around the neighborhood, such as a certain clump of weeds in an untended parkway or the crotch of a particular plum tree.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder