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NEGLECTED
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neglected
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | slighted |
| Synonyms: | abandoned, affronted, cast aside, decayed, declined, deferred, depreciated, deserted, despised, deteriorated, disdained, dismissed, disregarded, evaded, forgotten, ignored, lapsed, omitted, overlooked, passed over, postponed, scorned, shunned, spurned, tossed aside, unconsidered, underestimated, undervalued, unheeded, unused, unwanted, unwatched |
| Antonyms: | cared for, considered, heeded, used |
| Concept: | Neglect. |
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-adjectives
neglecting; unmindful, negligent, neglectful; heedless, careless, thoughtless; perfunctory, remiss., inconsiderate; uncircumspect, incircumspect; off one's guard; unwary, unwatchful, unguarded; offhand., supine (inactive); inattentive; insouciant (indifferent); imprudent, reckless; slovenly (disorderly), (dirty) [more]; inexact (erroneous); improvident.
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| Antonyms: | care |
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| Main Entry: | abandoned |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | left alone, deserted |
| Synonyms: | alone, cast aside, cast away, deserted, discarded, dissipated, dropped, dumped, eighty-sixed, eliminated, empty, forgotten, forsaken, given up, godforsaken, jilted, left, left in the cold, left in the lurch, neglected, on the rocks, outcast, passed up, pigeon-holed, rejected, relinquished, shunned, side-tracked, sidelined, unoccupied, vacant, vacated |
| Antonyms: | adopted, cherished, defended, maintained, supported |
| Main Entry: | derelict |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | deserted, forsaken |
| Synonyms: | abandoned, castoff, desolate, dilapidated, dingy, discarded, faded, lorn, neglected, ownerless, relinquished, ruined, run-down, seedy, shabby, solitary, threadbare, uncouth |
| Antonyms: | improved, populated |
| Main Entry: | deserted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abandoned, unoccupied |
| Synonyms: | bare, barren, bereft, cast off, derelict, desolate, empty, forlorn, forsaken, godforsaken, isolated, left, left in the lurch, left stranded, lonely, lorn, neglected, relinquished, solitary, uncouth, uninhabited, vacant |
| Antonyms: | busy, crowded, populated, populous |
| Main Entry: | dilapidated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | falling apart; in ruins |
| Synonyms: | battered, beat-up, broken-down, crumbling, crumbly, crummy, damaged, decayed, decaying, decrepit, derelict, dingy, dog-eared, faded, fallen-in, impaired, in a bad way, injured, marred, neglected, old, ramshackle, ratty, raunchy, rickety, rinky-dink, run-down, seedy, shabby, shaky, slummy, tacky, threadbare, tumble-down, uncared for, unimproved, unkempt, used-up, worn-out |
| Antonyms: | in good repair, rebuilt |
| Main Entry: | fallow |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inactive |
| Synonyms: | dormant, idle, inert, neglected, quiescent, resting, slack, uncultivated, undeveloped, unplanted, unplowed, unproductive, unseeded, untilled, unused, vacant, virgin |
| Antonyms: | active, cultivated, developed, used |
| Main Entry: | godforsaken |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | desolate |
| Synonyms: | abandoned, backward, deserted, dismal, distant, empty, forgotten, forlorn, gloomy, isolated, lonely, miserable, neglected, out-of-the-way, remote, secluded, wicked |
| Main Entry: | old-fashioned |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | antiquated |
| Synonyms: | ancient, antiquated, antique, archaic, behind the times, behind the times, bygone, corny*, dated, dead*, demoded, disapproved, dowdy, démodé, extinct, grown old, moldy, musty, neglected, not current, not modern, not with it, obsolescent, obsolete, obsolete, odd*, of old, of olden days, of the old school, of the old school, old, old-fangled, old-hat, old-time, olden, oldfangled, out of it, out of style, out*, out-of-date, out-of-style, outdated, outmoded, outmoded, outworn, passé, passé, past, primitive, rococo, superannuated, unfashionable, unstylish, vintage |
| Antonyms: | contemporary, current, in vogue, modern, new |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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