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neglect

Definition for neglect

noun as in disregard

Strongest matches

carelessness, disrespect, indifference, oversight

Strong matches

coolness, delinquency, disdain, heedlessness, inadvertence, inattention, inconsideration, laxity, laxness, scorn, slight, thoughtlessness, unconcern

Weak match

noun as in failure, default

Strongest matches

carelessness, dereliction, lapse, negligence, oversight

Strong matches

chaos, delay, delinquency, dilapidation, forgetfulness, laxity, laxness, limbo, neglectfulness, omission, pretermission, remissness, slackness, slovenliness

verb as in be indifferent, leave alone

Strongest matches

discount, disregard, ignore, overlook, reject, spurn, underestimate

Strong matches

affront, condemn, depreciate, despise, detest, disdain, dismiss, pretermit, rebuff, scant, scorn, slight, slur

Weak matches

brush aside, brush off, have nothing to do with, keep at arm's length, keep one's distance, laugh off, let go, live with, make light of, not care for, pass by, pass over, pass up, pay no attention to, pay no mind, shrug off, tune out

verb as in fail to do; forget

Strongest matches

bypass, discard, disregard, overlook

Strong matches

defer, dismiss, elide, evade, miss, omit, overleap, overpass, postpone, procrastinate, shirk, skimp, skip, suspend, trifle

Weak matches

be careless, be derelict, be irresponsible, be negligent, be remiss, gloss over, let pass, let slide, look the other way, lose sight of, not trouble oneself, pass over, think little of

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Example Sentences

Mr Lumley said there were "too many incidents of bruising for it not to have been the result of neglect", adding anyone living with Charlie bore "criminal responsibility" for what happened to him.

From BBC

Christopher Stockton, 38, denies murder and child abuse, while Charlie's mother Paula Roberts, 41, denies child neglect.

From BBC

It means there are now 599 sites across the capital deemed at risk of neglect, decay or inappropriate development by the heritage group.

From BBC

Violence against women has also been criticized as an area of long neglect.

From Los Angeles Times

Susan Pollitt's inquest concluded her death at Royal Oldham Hospital in July 2023 had been caused by an "unnecessary medical procedure contributed to by neglect".

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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