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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'neglect'

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

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