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neglect
noun as in disregard
Strongest matches
Strong matches
coolness, delinquency, disdain, heedlessness, inadvertence, inattention, inconsideration, laxity, laxness, scorn, slight, thoughtlessness, unconcern
Weak match
noun as in failure, default
Strongest matches
Strong matches
chaos, delay, delinquency, dilapidation, forgetfulness, laxity, laxness, limbo, neglectfulness, omission, pretermission, remissness, slackness, slovenliness
verb as in be indifferent, leave alone
Example Sentences
"But our working lives are now so long that one career isn't enough, and we've neglected that older slice."
To opponents of the forthcoming regulation, including many still inside the Social Security Administration, Warshawsky and Vought’s conception of the modern economy neglects the fact that workers like Tincher grew up in a different world.
One of Katz’s main tasks is getting more skiers to choose Vail’s slopes, and he says that in pushing people to buy passes ahead of the season, Vail neglected its walk-up ticket strategy.
But he was neglecting Tesla, investors complained, and his smashmouth move into anti-left politics had rankled some leaf lovers who buy electric vehicles.
In the album’s opener, “Hope Less,” she wonders how far she might be willing to go to accommodate a lover’s neglect; “Good Liar” examines the self-deception necessary to keep putting up with it.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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