Synonyms of neglected

neglected 1 of 2

adjective

ni-ˈglek-təd 

as in dilapidated

showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect

a neglected teddy bear, missing one eye and both ears, shoved into the closet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dilapidated
• abandoned
• miserable
• tired
• desolate
• shabby
• tattered
• scruffy
• mangy
• ruined
• tatty
• gone to seed
• tumbledown
• ragged
• dumpy
• scrubby
• broken
• tacky
• seedy
• grungy
• threadbare
• timeworn
• run-down
• damaged
• ratty
• down-at-the-heels
• beat-up
• sleazy
• dog-eared
• mean
• bombed-out
• wrecked
• destroyed
• unkept
• deteriorated
• tatterdemalion
• moth-eaten
• decrepit
• forlorn
• deteriorating
• dingy
• injured
• decaying
• bedraggled
• hurt
• ramshackle
• rickety
• godforsaken
• harmed
• broken-down
• impaired
• worn-out
• rackety
• rattletrap

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• new
• maintained
• fresh
• brand-new
• kept-up
• reconstructed
• mended
• rebuilt
• patched
• cared-for
• spiffy
• smart
• spruce

neglected

2 of 2

verb

past tense of neglect

1

as in ignored

to fail to give proper attention to

as usual the news media neglected the real issues of the campaign and focused on personalities

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ignored
• forgot
• overlooked
• disregarded
• missed
• bypassed
• passed over
• slighted
• slurred (over)
• omitted
• rejected
• failed
• overpassed
• disdained
• scorned
• skimped
• brushed (aside or off)
• sloughed (off)
• shrugged off
• scanted
• sluffed (off)
• pooh-poohed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• regarded
• attended (to)
• tended (to)
• valued
• appreciated
• cherished
• cultivated
• remembered
• fostered
• treasured
• heeded
• prized
• minded
• nurtured
• noticed
• observed
• noted
• watched
• followed
• marked
• listened (to)
• remarked
• pampered
• nursed

2

as in forgot

to leave undone or unattended to especially through carelessness

I've neglected my garden, and now it's overgrown with weeds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• forgot
• shirked
• slacked (off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remembered
• did
• attended (to)
• performed
• carried out
• executed
• accomplished
• achieved
• maintained
• kept up

3

as in failed

to miss the opportunity or obligation

conveniently, the job applicant neglected to mention his criminal record

Synonyms & Similar Words

• failed
• forgot
• omitted
• ignored
• missed out on
• disregarded
• overlooked
• passed over
• skipped
• pretermitted
• slighted
• defaulted
• slipped
• slid
• overpassed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remembered
• observed
• kept
• did
• performed
• carried out
• practiced
• executed
• heeded
• satisfied
• minded
• fulfilled
• met
• discharged
• complied (with)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of neglected

Adjective

An El Segundo father says that he was arrested in early March for taking matters into his own hands by installing stop signs and repainting a neglected and dangerous intersection. —Jasmine Viel, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026

For patients living with rare and neglected diseases, the next breakthrough treatment might already be sitting in a pharmaceutical company’s filing cabinet. —Annette Bakker, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026

Verb

Williams regularly walks through the Tenderloin neighborhood in San Francisco to take impromptu portraits of people who live there, hoping to capture beauty, joy, laughter, and moments of humanity that are often unseen and neglected. —Max Darrow, CBS News, 26 May 2026

All season, the teenagers on The Audacity have been set up as troubled, neglected afterthoughts to their parents’ indulgences and machinations, and the show finally pulls the trigger on Chekhov’s gun. —Scott Tobias, Vulture, 24 May 2026