NEGLECT Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word neglect. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for NEGLECT
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disregard | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • lack of attention and due care • willful lack of care and attention verb • refuse to acknowledge • bar from attention or consideration • give little or no attention to | ||||||||
negligence | nounn | |||||||
noun • failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances • the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern | ||||||||
carelessness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of not being careful or taking pains • failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances | ||||||||
fail | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • fail to do something; leave something undone • be unsuccessful • disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake • stop operating or functioning • be unable • judge unacceptable • fail to get a passing grade • fall short in what is expected • become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close • prove insufficient • deteriorate | ||||||||
disuse | verbv | |||||||
noun • the state of something that has been unused and neglected | ||||||||
drop | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a shape that is spherical and small • a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid) • a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity • a steep high face of rock • a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property) • a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity • a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery • a central depository where things can be left or picked up • the act of dropping something verb • let fall to the ground • to fall vertically • go down in value • fall or descend to a lower place or level • terminate an association with • utter with seeming casualness • stop pursuing or acting • remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave • cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow • lose (a game) • pay out • lower the pitch of (musical notes) • hang loosely • stop associating with • let or cause to fall in drops • to remove • take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth • omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing • leave undone or leave out • change from one level to another • fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death • grow progressively worse • give birth; used for animals | ||||||||
forget | verbv | |||||||
verb • dismiss from the mind; stop remembering • be unable to remember • forget to do something • leave behind unintentionally | ||||||||
ignore | verbv | |||||||
verb • refuse to acknowledge • bar from attention or consideration • fail to notice • give little or no attention to • be ignorant of or in the dark about | ||||||||
miss | verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n | |||||||
noun • a form of address for an unmarried woman • a young female • a failure to hit (or meet or find etc) verb • fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind • feel or suffer from the lack of • fail to attend an event or activity • leave undone or leave out • fail to reach or get to • be without • fail to reach • be absent • fail to experience | ||||||||
neglectfulness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern | ||||||||
nonperformance | nounn | |||||||
noun • failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances | ||||||||
omit | verbv | |||||||
verb • prevent from being included or considered or accepted • leave undone or leave out | ||||||||
overleap | verbv | |||||||
verb • defeat (oneself) by going too far • jump across or leap over (an obstacle) • leave undone or leave out | ||||||||
overlook | verbv | |||||||
noun • a high place affording a good view verb • look past, fail to notice • be oriented in a certain direction • leave undone or leave out • look down on • watch over | ||||||||
pretermit | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • disregard intentionally or let pass • leave undone or leave out | ||||||||
leave out | verbv | |||||||
verb • prevent from being included or considered or accepted • leave undone or leave out |