neglected
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Sense: Adjective: abandoned
Synonyms:
abandoned Collocations, overlooked, ignored, disregarded, forgotten, uncared-for, spurned, scorned, unused, unwanted, omitted
Antonyms:
cared for, spoiled Collocations, coddled, taken care of, attended to, smothered, maintained, repaired, preserved
neglect
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Sense: Noun: carelessness toward others
Synonyms:
disregard Collocations, inattention, indifference, slight Collocations, thoughtlessness, unconcern, disrespect, carelessness, negligence, scorn Collocations, disdain Collocations, coolness, laxness
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Sense: Noun: state of neglect
Synonyms:
disrepair, dilapidation, abandonment, ruin Collocations, deterioration, decay Collocations, dereliction
Sense: Noun: dereliction of duty
Synonyms:
negligence, dereliction, oversight Collocations, failure Collocations, delinquency, misgovernment, nonfulfillment, shirking, dereliction of duty
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Sense: Verb: treat others with indifference
Synonyms:
disregard Collocations, ignore Collocations, overlook Collocations, pay no attention to, be inattentive to, slight Collocations, forget Collocations, scorn Collocations, spurn, pass up, not care for, turn your back on, take no notice of, look right through, pay no heed to, leave sb alone, shrug off, brush off, think little of, let sth ride
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Sense: Verb: fail to meet responsibilities
Synonyms:
omit Collocations, forget Collocations, ignore Collocations, disregard Collocations, pass over, overlook Collocations, gloss over, shirk, slack off on , procrastinate Collocations, let sth slide , let pass, be remiss, be negligent, lose sight of
Antonyms:
take care of, tend to, deal with, take on