Neglect

Synonyms for neglect
noun disregard

disrespect
carelessness
indifference
oversight
inadvertence

slight
laxness
inattention
disdain
inconsideration

thoughtlessness
laxity
scorn
delinquency
heedlessness

coolness
unconcern
disregardance

Antonyms for neglect

praise
obedience
watchfulness
accomplishment

achievement
completion
success
regard

respect
care
observance
finish

Synonyms
noun failure, default

carelessness
lapse
dereliction
oversight
negligence

slackness
delay
omission
remissness
dilapidation

slovenliness
laxness
chaos
laxity
forgetfulness

delinquency
limbo
pretermission
neglectfulness

Antonyms

success
obedience
watchfulness
accomplishment

achievement
completion
care
observance

regard
respect
finish

Synonyms
verb be indifferent, leave alone

spurn
overlook
ignore
discount
underestimate
reject
disregard
despise
affront
disdain

slur
dismiss
slight
scant
detest
depreciate
scorn
rebuff
condemn
brush aside

brush off
pass by
pass over
shrug off
pretermit
have nothing to do with
laugh off
let go
live with
make light of

not care for
pass up
pay no attention to
pay no mind
tune out
keep at arm’s length
keep one’s distance

Antonyms

heed
notice
respect
note
admire
cherish
compliment
praise
welcome
guard

nurture
protect
accomplish
achieve
complete
attend
look at
regard
pay attention
recognize

like
love
approve
flatter
concern
take care of
watch
do
finish
succeed

Synonyms
verb fail to do; forget

disregard
discard
overlook
bypass
trifle
defer
omit
skimp

overpass
skip
dismiss
elide
evade
procrastinate
suspend
shirk

miss
postpone
pass over
overleap
be careless
be derelict
be irresponsible
be negligent

be remiss
gloss over
let pass
let slide
look the other way
lose sight of
not trouble oneself
think little of

Antonyms

respect
expedite
complete
cherish
guard
nurture
protect
accomplish

achieve
attend
regard
advance
forward
face
meet
take on

maintain
do
finish
continue
concern
take care of
watch
succeed

Concept Thesaurus for word neglect
Synonyms – noun

neglect
omission
inattention
(dirt) [more]
paralelpsis [in rhetoric].

carelessness
laches
nonchalance (insensibility)
improvidence
trifler

trifling
default
imprudence, recklessness
noncompletion
waiter on Providence

negligence
supineness (inactivity)
slovenliness (disorder)
inexactness (error)
Micawber.

Synonyms – verbs

be negligent
let go
put aside
overlook
let pass
gloss over
take no notice of
trifle
slight (despise)
skim
slur over
pretermit
omit
shelve
refuse to hear
not mind
forget
render neglectful

take no care of (take care of[more]
lay aside
keep out of sight
disregard
blink
take no note of
pay no regard to
fribble
play with
skim the surface
skip over
miss
give the go-by to
sink
turn a deaf ear to
not trouble oneself about
be caught napping (not expect)
put off one’s guard

neglect
set aside
put out of sight
pass over
wink at
take no thought of
laisser aller.
do by halves
trifle with
effleurer
jump over
skip
push aside
ignore
leave out of one’s calculation
not trouble one’s head about
leave a loose thread
throw off one’s guard.

let slip
cast aside
lose sight of.
pass by
connive at
take no account of
scamp
cut
slur
take a cursory view of
slip over
jump
pigeonhole
shut one’s eyes to
not attend to
not trouble oneself with
let the grass grow under one’s feet.

Synonyms – adjectives

neglecting
heedless
remiss.
off one’s guard
offhand.
imprudent, reckless
improvident

unmindful
careless
inconsiderate
unwary
supine (inactive)
slovenly (disorderly)

negligent
thoughtless
uncircumspect
unwatchful
inattentive
(dirty) [more]

neglectful
perfunctory
incircumspect
unguarded
insouciant (indifferent)
inexact (erroneous)

Antonyms

care

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