neglect - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

willful lack of care and attention

Synonyms

• disregard
• neglect

More generic

• mistreatment

More specific

• despite

Noun

failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

Synonyms

• carelessness
• neglect
• negligence
• nonperformance

More generic

• nonaccomplishment
• nonachievement

More specific

• comparative negligence
• concurrent negligence
• contributory negligence
• criminal negligence
• culpable negligence
• dereliction
• dodging
• escape
• evasion
• neglect of duty

Noun

the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern

Synonyms

• neglect
• neglectfulness
• negligence

More generic

• carelessness
• sloppiness

More specific

• delinquency
• dereliction
• laxity
• laxness
• remissness
• slackness
• willful neglect

Noun

lack of attention and due care

Synonyms

• disregard
• neglect

More generic

• inattention

More specific

• omission

Noun

the state of something that has been unused and neglected

Synonyms

• disuse
• neglect

More generic

• declination
• decline

More specific

• omission

Verb

leave undone or leave out

Synonyms

• drop
• leave out
• miss
• neglect
• omit
• overleap
• overlook
• pretermit

More specific

• forget
• jump
• pass over
• skip
• skip over

Opposite / Antonyms

• attend to

Verb

fail to attend to

Synonyms

• neglect

More specific

• slack

Verb

give little or no attention to

Synonyms

• disregard
• ignore
• neglect

More specific

• pretermit

Verb

fail to do something; leave something undone

Synonyms

• fail
• neglect

More specific

• choke
• default
• default on
• lose track
• miss
• muff
• strike out

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