as in neglectful
failing to give proper care and attention
our chronically neglecting custodian has let trash accumulate around the warehouse
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as in ignoring
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 forgetting
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 failing
to miss the opportunity or obligation
conveniently, the job applicant neglected to mention his criminal record
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Recent Examples of neglecting
Ian MacKenzie, Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
The organizations that struggle will be the ones that chase technical sophistication while neglecting the people who apply it.
—Usman Shuja, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Keep the peace without neglecting yourself.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
However, some argue that neglecting the issue creates an even larger vulnerability.
—Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 20 May 2026
Authorities accused her of abusing and neglecting Noel.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 16 May 2026
And neglecting to clean the washing machine gasket — that rubber seal around a front-loader’s door — allows moisture and residue to collect, leading to mold and unpleasant smells that transfer right back onto clean laundry.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2026
Fidelity’s guidance on finances after divorce warns that neglecting to update beneficiaries on bank and retirement accounts and life insurance policies is a common error, and that those designations can supersede wills and trusts.
—Rebecca L. Palmer, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
Tech giants like Google and Microsoft are neglecting their green energy goals and racing to build their data centers.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
Verb
Crichton goes to a lot of effort to give plausible explanation to the harvesting and recombination of dinosaur DNA, and the mistakes that the involved human beings make are ones of ego, greed, and—more or less—neglecting to double-check their homework before turning it in.
—Ian MacKenzie, Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
The organizations that struggle will be the ones that chase technical sophistication while neglecting the people who apply it.
—Usman Shuja, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Keep the peace without neglecting yourself.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
However, some argue that neglecting the issue creates an even larger vulnerability.
—Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 20 May 2026
Authorities accused her of abusing and neglecting Noel.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 16 May 2026
And neglecting to clean the washing machine gasket — that rubber seal around a front-loader’s door — allows moisture and residue to collect, leading to mold and unpleasant smells that transfer right back onto clean laundry.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2026
Fidelity’s guidance on finances after divorce warns that neglecting to update beneficiaries on bank and retirement accounts and life insurance policies is a common error, and that those designations can supersede wills and trusts.
—Rebecca L. Palmer, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
Tech giants like Google and Microsoft are neglecting their green energy goals and racing to build their data centers.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neglecting
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To do otherwise is neglectful and selfish.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
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Above a certain socioeconomic threshold, not spending an extra $1,000 a year or more in the hopes of doing so could seem neglectful.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
Verb
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Most technology investments solve the first problem while entirely ignoring the second.—
Aaron Levine,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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But when Spurs are trailing, Romero often abandons his defensive position and goes hunting for the ball, seemingly ignoring tactical instructions.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
Verb
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My answer is that the alternative — silence, forgetting, the regime’s preferred outcome — is worse.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
27 May 2026
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Contrary to popular belief, Holmgren rejects the cliché that the greatest teams push egos aside, forgetting individual goals in the quest for a Larry O’Brien Trophy.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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But many of the spillways are failing due to sea-level rise, according to the agency that controls them, and the anticipated 5 to 20 inches of sea-level rise in coming decades will be catastrophic for the region unless something drastic, and expensive, is done.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
23 May 2026
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There are gags in I Love Boosters straight out of Looney Tunes, like Corvette trying (and failing) to run out of Christie’s leaning condo building with the speed of Woody Woodpecker.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
23 May 2026
Adjective
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Rayshawn Cox, 32, was cited on suspicion of careless driving resulting in death and two counts of careless driving causing serious bodily injury, Wheat Ridge police spokesperson Alex Rose said.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
26 May 2026
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Notre Dame’s dominance has been highlighted by relentless fundamentals and limited errors, the perfect antidote to Syracuse’s free-flowing and occasionally careless approach.—
Tribune News Service,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
Verb
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The children’s books, which largely attribute poverty in Vietnam to its communist government, also simplify history to play up communist aggression in the civil war—while omitting the extensive role that the United States military played in the conflict.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
7 May 2026
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But, the final cut that made it to theaters is instead one that ends in 1988, omitting any mention of the singer's troubling history.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Inevitability can make companies lazy, investors less disciplined and entire industries mistake hype for adoption.—
Hebron Sher,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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This is an off-duty look perfect for meeting up with friends, especially on lazy mornings.—
Kelsey Stiegman,
Glamour,
27 May 2026
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The lawsuit alleges that the defendants were negligent in their storage of methyl methacrylate and failed in other aspects involving operations with the chemical.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
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Bartscher granted a downward departure, finding that Ryan’s conduct was less serious than typical culpable negligent cases and citing her remorse, court records show.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
26 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Neglecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neglecting. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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