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NEGLECT Synonyms

There are 16 synonyms of the word neglect. (exact relations)
There are 8 hypernyms of the word neglect. (close relations)
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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

Best Hypernyms For NEGLECT

Here is a list of related hypernyms for neglect, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (8)
carelessness declination decline inattention mistreatment nonaccomplishment nonachievement sloppiness

Alternatives for DISREGARD

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