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Synonyms for neglect
nɪˈglɛktne·glect

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Wiktionary3.0 / 1 vote

  1. neglectnoun

    Synonyms:
    negligence, carelessness

  2. neglectnoun

    To disregard or pay little attention to something.

    Synonyms:
    negligence, carelessness

  3. neglectnoun

    To fail to care for, or attend to something.

    Synonyms:
    carelessness, negligence

  4. neglectverb

    To fail to do or carry out something due to oversight or carelessness.

    Synonyms:
    negligence, carelessness

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. neglect

    Neglect (Latin 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 same in origin, may be used in almost the same sense, but with a slighter force, as when Whittier speaks of "the negligence which friendship loves;" but negligence is often used to denote the quality or trait of character of which the act is a manifestation, or to denote the habit of neglecting that which ought to be done. Neglect is transitive, negligence is intransitive; we speak of neglect of his books, friends, or duties, in which cases we could not use negligence; negligence in dress implies want of care as to its arrangement, tidiness, etc.; neglect of one's garments would imply leaving them exposed to defacement or injury, as by dust, moths, etc. Neglect has a passive sense which negligence has not; the child was suffering from neglect, i. e., from being neglected by others; the child was suffering from negligence would imply that he himself was neglectful. The distinction sometimes made that neglect denotes the act, and negligence the habit, is but partially true; one may be guilty of habitual neglect of duty; the wife may suffer from her husband's constant neglect, while the negligence which causes a railroad accident may be that of a moment, and on the part of one ordinarily careful and attentive; in such cases the law provides punishment for criminal negligence.

    See synonyms for CARE.

    Synonyms:
    carelessness, default, disregard, disrespect, failure, heedlessness, inadvertence, inattention, indifference, neglectfulness, negligence, omission, oversight, remissness, scorn, slackness, slight, thoughtlessness

    Preposition:
    Neglect of duty, of the child by the parent; there was neglect on the part of the teacher.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms2.0 / 2 votes

  1. neglectverb

    Synonyms:
    slight, overlook, omit, disregard, disesteem, despite, contemn

    Antonyms:
    consider, respect, notice, observe, regard, esteem, tend, attend, foster, study

  2. neglectnoun

    Synonyms:
    negligence, disregard, omission, failure, default, slight, carelessness, remissness

    Antonyms:
    attention, consideration, respect, notice, regard, esteem

Princeton's WordNet3.8 / 5 votes

  1. disregard, neglectnoun

    lack of attention and due care

    Synonyms:
    negligence, disregard, carelessness, disuse, nonperformance, neglectfulness

    Antonyms:
    take to heart, attend to

  2. neglect, disusenoun

    the state of something that has been unused and neglected

    "the house was in a terrible state of neglect"

    Synonyms:
    negligence, disregard, carelessness, disuse, neglectfulness, nonperformance

    Antonyms:
    take to heart, attend to

  3. disregard, neglectnoun

    willful lack of care and attention

    Synonyms:
    negligence, disregard, carelessness, disuse, nonperformance, neglectfulness

    Antonyms:
    attend to, take to heart

  4. negligence, neglect, neglectfulnessnoun

    the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern

    Synonyms:
    neglectfulness, carelessness, negligence, disuse, disregard, nonperformance

    Antonyms:
    attend to, take to heart

  5. negligence, carelessness, neglect, nonperformanceverb

    failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

    Synonyms:
    carelessness, disuse, neglectfulness, nonperformance, disregard, sloppiness, negligence

    Antonyms:
    attend to, take to heart

  6. neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out, overlook, overleapverb

    leave undone or leave out

    "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"

    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, 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. fail, neglectverb

    fail to do something; leave something undone

    "She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib"; "The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account"

    Synonyms:
    go, conk out, give way, overlook, flunk, bomb, betray, leave out, break down, die, omit, 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. neglectverb

    fail to attend to

    "he neglects his children"

    Synonyms:
    drop, omit, fail, miss, leave out, overleap, pretermit, disregard, overlook, ignore

    Antonyms:
    take to heart, attend to

  9. neglect, ignore, disregardverb

    give little or no attention to

    "Disregard the errors"

    Synonyms:
    miss, omit, brush aside, overlook, disregard, leave out, cut, discount, overleap, dismiss, drop, push aside, brush off, fail, snub, pretermit, ignore

    Antonyms:
    take to heart, attend to

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. neglectverb

    Synonyms:
    omit, leave out, pass over

  2. neglectverb

    Synonyms:
    disregard, slight, contemn, overlook, pay no heed to, pay no regard to, leave out of view, leave on one side, not care a straw for

  3. neglectnoun

    Synonyms:
    omission (of a particular act of duty), failure, default, NEGLIGENCE, remissness

  4. neglectnoun

    Synonyms:
    slight, disregard, disrespect

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. neglectnoun

    Synonyms:
    disregard, omission, negligence, default, dereliction, remissness, oversight

  2. neglectverb

    Synonyms:
    disregard, slight, overlook, ignore, omit

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How to use neglect in a sentence?

  1. Oprah Winfrey:

    If you neglect to recharge a battery, it dies. And if you run full speed ahead without stopping for water, you lose momentum to finish the race.

  2. Robert Sege:

    Most child abuse is caused by neglect, and physical abuse doesn't always cause a kind of serious injury that requires hospitalization.

  3. Alex Stevens:

    I'm very apprehensive about what's happening right now and what's going to happen over the next few weeks to this group of our society who are extremely vulnerable, who've been exposed to adverse experiences, neglect and abuse from childhood onwards, and now risk being put at the back of the queue for support when in fact, they should be in front of it.

  4. Joseph Pinion:

    I am grateful for Elise’s friendship, her counsel, and I look forward to working alongside her to push back against Democrat one-party rule as we work to fight for the forgotten middle class, break the back of government sanction neglect, and build an America that works for ‘We The People’ once again.

  5. Publilius Syrus:

    It is no profit to have learned well, if you neglect to do well.


Translations for neglect

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  • اهمال, إهمالArabic
  • negligència, negligirCatalan, Valencian
  • zanedbání, zanedbatCzech
  • Vernachlässigung, missachten, NachlässigkeitGerman
  • αμελώ, παραμελώGreek
  • descuidar, negligencia, perecearSpanish
  • välinpitämättömyysFinnish
  • négligence, négligerFrench
  • faillíIrish
  • הזנחהHebrew
  • elhanyagolásHungarian
  • mancare, ignorare, negligere, negligenza, tralasciare, omettereItalian
  • 怠慢Japanese
  • 태만, 소홀, 등한Korean
  • oblīvīscor, neglegōLatin
  • whakahapa, iwikoretanga, whakangongoMāori
  • zorgeloosheid, negeren, verwaarlozing, onzorgvuldigheid, verzaken, nalatigheid, verwaarlozen, nalatenDutch
  • zaniedbywać, zaniedbaćPolish
  • negligenciar, negligênciaPortuguese
  • neglija, a nu ține cont deRomanian
  • запускать, забрасывать, пренебрежение, упускать, пренебрегать, небрежностьRussian
  • zanedbaťSlovak
  • försumma, försummelseSwedish

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