1. (noun)disregard, neglect lack of attention and due care Synonyms: negligence, disregard, carelessness, disuse, neglect, nonperformance, neglectfulness Antonyms: take to heart, attend to
2. (noun)neglect, disuse the state of something that has been unused and neglected Synonyms: negligence, disregard, carelessness, neglect, disuse, neglectfulness, nonperformance Antonyms: take to heart, attend to
3. (noun)disregard, neglect willful lack of care and attention Synonyms: negligence, disregard, carelessness, disuse, neglect, nonperformance, neglectfulness Antonyms: attend to, take to heart
4. (noun)negligence, neglect, neglectfulness the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern Synonyms: neglectfulness, carelessness, negligence, disuse, neglect, disregard, nonperformance Antonyms: attend to, take to heart
5. (verb)negligence, carelessness, neglect, nonperformance failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances Synonyms: carelessness, disuse, neglect, neglectfulness, nonperformance, disregard, sloppiness, negligence Antonyms: attend to, take to heart
6. (verb)neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out, overlook, overleap leave undone or leave out Synonyms: unload, overleap, dribble, lose, drip, vault, send packing, drop off, dismiss, drop down, sink, fail, dominate, fell, degenerate, deteriorate, look out over, leave off, lack, ignore, leave out, throw, cast, cut down, pretermit, put down, take out, devolve, expend, exclude, dangle, send away, set down, flatten, look across, swing, cast off, strike down, throw off, escape, neglect, overtop, command, except, drop, shake off, discharge, spend, overlook, knock off, look out on, miss, throw away, disregard, shed, omit Antonyms: attend to, take to heart
7. (verb)fail, neglect fail to do something; leave something undone Synonyms: go, conk out, give way, overlook, flunk, bomb, betray, leave out, break down, die, omit, neglect, run out, break, overleap, flush it, drop, miscarry, miss, give out, ignore, fail, go wrong, pretermit, disregard, go bad Antonyms: attend to, take to heart
8. (verb)neglect fail to attend to Synonyms: drop, omit, fail, miss, leave out, overleap, pretermit, disregard, overlook, ignore Antonyms: take to heart, attend to
9. (verb)neglect, ignore, disregard give little or no attention to Synonyms: miss, omit, brush aside, overlook, disregard, leave out, cut, discount, overleap, dismiss, drop, push aside, brush off, neglect, fail, snub, pretermit, ignore Antonyms: take to heart, attend to
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'neglect'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. neglect Neglect (L. nec, not, and lego, gather) is the failing to take such care, show such attention, pay such courtesy, etc., as may be rightfully or reasonably expected. Negligence, which is the s Synonyms: neglect, carelessness, heedlessness, negligence, scorn, default, inadvertence, omission, slackness, disregard, inattention, oversight, slight, disrespect, indifference, remissness, thoughtlessness, failure, neglectfulness
Synonyms for neglect 
