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
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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
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as in forgot
to leave undone or unattended to especially through carelessness
I've neglected my garden, and now it's overgrown with weeds
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as in failed
to miss the opportunity or obligation
conveniently, the job applicant neglected to mention his criminal record
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Recent Examples of neglected
Krystal Hur, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, a team aiming to restore a neglected and earthquake-damaged archaeological site in Turkey came across a tiny 3,500-year-old cuneiform tablet.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 Aug. 2024
Marta Sader, Architectural Digest, 17 Dec. 2024
The lawsuit also names a number of teachers and staff professionals as employees who allegedly also bullied, harassed or neglected Ortiz.
—Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 15 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Soft landing optimism has led the 2024 stock rally to broaden as of late into more neglected areas of the market such as small-caps.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, a team aiming to restore a neglected and earthquake-damaged archaeological site in Turkey came across a tiny 3,500-year-old cuneiform tablet.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 Aug. 2024
Verb
Buildings from that period had been neglected and many of them demolished, unlike in some other cities, including even nearby Cartagena, where they are appreciated and restored.
—Marta Sader, Architectural Digest, 17 Dec. 2024
The lawsuit also names a number of teachers and staff professionals as employees who allegedly also bullied, harassed or neglected Ortiz.
—Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 15 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neglected
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The hotel is founded and managed by locals, who transformed a dilapidated bed-and-breakfast into a six-acre luxury hotel in 2001.—
Maya Kachroo-Levine,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Feb. 2025
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They were forced to live in dilapidated buildings with mold, sewage, and rodent issues, and were confined to their rooms for weeks on end.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Instead of complying, the victim ignored the gun, refused to unlock the door and drove away, the sheriff’s office said.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2025
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Accusations of such crimes are often ignored, punished lightly or dismissed.—
Hurst Hannum,
The Conversation,
6 Jan. 2025
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The reason is that Jackson played the part all season long, while Allen meandered through the first two and a half months of 2023 like a zombie who forgot how to play the position.—
Tim Graham,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
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The former Prince of Wales apparently forgot to tell his first wife, Princess Diana, that the royal family gave each other inexpensive gag gifts at Christmas.—
Rachel Burchfield,
People.com,
27 Dec. 2024
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Mayor Brandon Johnson, a former CTU organizer who was elected on the grateful largesse of the union, has fought CPS at every turn but failed in his attempt to banish schools CEO Pedro Martinez.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2025
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Ice in contact with a moldy chute and a knife in contact with a trash can while being used are two of the reasons an Oakland Park grocery store failed state inspection Tuesday.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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But the findings won’t be able to say how abandoned land should be managed, or whether people should try to manage it at all.—
ByDan Charles,
science.org,
2 Jan. 2025
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A day later his car was found abandoned but undamaged in a parking lot near Congaree National Park about 20 miles southeast of Columbia.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
3 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Some of the messages are redacted or have the senders’ and recipients’ names omitted.—
Matt Hamilton,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Dec. 2024
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Despite its stat rankings, the unit was omitted from the first-team All-Big Ten voting by conference coaches, a series of omissions that Ducks defenders viewed as a blatant sign of disrespect.—
Anthony De Leon,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Dec. 2024
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“Neglected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neglected. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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