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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Not removing an untended vineyard in a timely fashion renders it vulnerable to pests and disease that can leapfrog onto vines owned by nearby farmers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2024

In untended fields, the cotton harvest was rotting.

From Reuters • Nov. 16, 2023

Getting permission is essential, because for every 10 untended fig trees, there is one that is passionately cared for and eagerly anticipated.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 2, 2023

Nowadays the monument at the cemetery, untended, is covered in moss.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2023

What had once been a line of busy communities was now a mass of tumbledown homes and untended fields overrun by blackberries.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

untended

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