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
Allison Moses, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Same premise as the exterior, but even more important: Don’t buy a car with a neglected interior.
—Jimmy Camp, Oc Register, 4 Aug. 2025
Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
Of course, the Yankees have neglected needs prior to Opening Day in recent memory; past concerns at third base and in left field are examples.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Few sights are as heart-wrenching as a neglected animal in need.
—Allison Moses, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Same premise as the exterior, but even more important: Don’t buy a car with a neglected interior.
—Jimmy Camp, Oc Register, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
Authorities said Charlotte had been neglected and malnourished for months.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
Of course, the Yankees have neglected needs prior to Opening Day in recent memory; past concerns at third base and in left field are examples.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neglected
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The project was planned to clear the area of outdated and dilapidated buildings, to attract new businesses and promote economic revitalization.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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The trip could also see China give the go-ahead for the UK to rebuild its dilapidated embassy in Beijing.—
Brendan Murray,
Bloomberg,
27 Jan. 2026
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Banfield's at-times tense testimony comes after his attorney scrutinized the county's investigation into the defendant, arguing that officials, almost since the beginning, forced a theory that the husband had catfished and killed his wife, and ignored evidence that undermined that conclusion.—
OLIVIA DIAZ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Their position ignored the Ukrainian perspective on the issue, thus excluding Ukrainians as the affected party from understanding and communicating current and historical narratives.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Taylor Aitken, incoming senior administrator of appropriations committee Lawmakers often forgot one step or another at first in a voting process that already could get complicated quickly by amendments and other special rules.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2026
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One night Jane forgot about a book-club meeting and went out, posting pictures on Instagram.—
Lauren Mechling,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2026
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In the third lawsuit, a federal judge in Miami last summer ordered the facility to wind down operations over two months because officials had failed to do a review of the detention center's environmental impact.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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But shares slid Wednesday evening as Azure failed to deliver meaningful growth upside.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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The abandoned Westminster Mall has turned into a hotspot for vandalism since shuttering in late 2025, according to police who are attempting to raise awareness about the issue.—
Lesley Marin,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Rogers is shopworker Polly Parrish, who gets mistakenly identified as the parent of an abandoned baby.—
Gwen Ihnat,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Dec. 2025
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Weather has forced Texas to cancel a handful of alumni games over the years, but the annual event was intentionally omitted from the schedule in just 2008 and 2021.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Jan. 2026
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Natchez, a new documentary about antebellum tourism in the town of the same name, depicts the tourism industry and its reckoning with—and, at times, lack thereof—the facts of American slavery, and how they have been omitted from house tours and other tourism experiences.—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Neglected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neglected. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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