Synonyms for neglected
ne·glect·ed

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1. ignored, neglected, unheededadjective

   disregarded

   "his cries were unheeded"; "Shaw's neglected one-act comedy, `A Village Wooing'"; "her ignored advice"

   Synonyms:
   ignored, unattended, unheeded

   Antonyms:
   noticed, cared-for

2. neglected, unattendedadjective

   lacking a caretaker

   "a neglected child"; "many casualties were lying unattended"

   Synonyms:
   ignored, unattended, unheeded

   Antonyms:
   noticed, cared-for

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1. List of paraphrases for "neglected":

   overlooked, ignored, unattended, forgotten, disregarded, abandoned, underserved, omitted, neglect, negligence, failed

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1. China Daily:

   In addition to arranging pilgrimages for unqualified people, the investigated officials were found to have asked for and received bribes or neglected the inspection and management of pilgrimage work.

2. Charles Grassley:

   Reportedly, the FBI even neglected to notify the relevant local police departments of these specific threats, which urged followers of the terrorist group to assassinate American citizens, these alleged failures are alarming, given the FBI’s stated commitment to ‘work closely with federal, state, and local partners to keep the public informed of potential threats.’.

3. Tomanika Witherspoon:

   This can ultimately become destructive as the husband, who may feel neglected and have feelings of resentment because his needs are not being met because he’s not identifying concerns.

4. Brad Adams:

   Survivors describe how they flee persecution in Burma only to fall into the hands of traffickers and extortionists, in many cases witnessing deaths and suffering abuse and hunger, interviews with officials and others make clear that these brutal networks, with the complicity of government officials in Burma, Bangladesh, Thailand, and Malaysia, profit from the desperation and misery of some of the world's most persecuted and neglected people.

5. Jarryd Salem:

   Very few things excited us anymore. We kept saying it was simply one of our 'curses of long-term travel', but in all honesty there was more to it. Worst of all, we neglected our relationship.