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
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
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 5 June 2026
How to Prune Lilacs for Rejuvenation Rejuvenation pruning is for old or overgrown lilac bushes that have been neglected, says Langelo.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 2 June 2026
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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
After being picked on by a local bully and feeling neglected at home, 10-year-old Lucas takes out his frustration on an ant hill in his yard.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 5 June 2026
How to Prune Lilacs for Rejuvenation Rejuvenation pruning is for old or overgrown lilac bushes that have been neglected, says Langelo.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neglected
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Buck Island offered to sell the dilapidated unit to Brown for $1,000, funded partially with her security deposit.—
Gretchen Morgenson,
NBC news,
10 June 2026
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Here cavernous sheet-metal market halls rub shoulders with dilapidated clapboard stores.—
Duncan Madden,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The controversy surrounding the transition blush technique is just another example of how easily, in many different fields and industries, Black women’s contributions go ignored, overlooked and erased.—
Janice Gassam Asare,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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That was followed by a spot on the Miami Swim Week runway and a rise up the pop culture rankings that couldn’t be ignored.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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On a recent work trip, former NBC news anchor and current CBS correspondent Natalie Morales forgot her hotel room number.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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Although Fry never knew it, Seymour never forgot about him.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
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Nursing home operators argued the state failed to properly account for the medical complexity of residents when calculating those payments, reducing reimbursement for facilities caring for some of the sickest patients.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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Towns called it a collective joy when the Spurs failed to score on the final possession.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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Thousands of abandoned and derelict vessels around the US pose environmental and navigational challenges.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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The 33 towns being considered for this project, which are expected to meet final approval in the coming weeks, are all on the brink of extinction with the number of empty and abandoned houses outnumbering those that are inhabited.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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The head tax was omitted from an alternative budget plan endorsed by 26 of the city's 50 alders last week.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
8 Dec. 2025
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Lyon was omitted for Australia’s most recent day-night Test in Jamaica in July, when the West Indies were dismissed for 27 in their second innings, and only bowled one over in last year’s pink-ball Test in Adelaide against India.—
Dominic Fifield,
New York Times,
3 Dec. 2025
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“Neglected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neglected. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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