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neglect (121 synonym found)

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wrongdoing

work of Penelope

unobservance

unfulfillment

unconcern

think little of

take for granted

spurn

slur over

sloppiness

slighting

sleep

slackness

shrug off

scorn

scant

Sisyphean labor

rough edges

remissness

reject

refuse to recognize

refuse to acknowledge

rebuff

pretermit

pooh-pooh

passivity

passiveness

pass up

pass over

pass by

oversight

overpass

overlook

overleap

omit

omission

not think

not heed

not get involved

not care for

nonperformance

nonobservance

nonfulfillment

nonfeasance

nonexecution

nondischarging

nonconsummation

nonconformity

nonconformance

noncompliance

nonadherence

nonachievement

nonaccomplishment

nod

negligence

neglectfulness

mistreatment

miss

misrule

mismanagement

mishandling

misguidance

misgovernment

misfeasance

misdirection

misadministration

malpractice

malfeasance

maladministration

make little of

lose track of

lose sight of

loose ends

look right through

let slip

let slide

let ride

let pass

let go

leave undone

laxness

laxity

lapse

inobservance

inexpediency

inexpedience

inexecution

indifference

inattention

inadvertence

impolicy

ignore

heedlessness

gloss over

give the go-by

failing

fail

endless task

elide

disrespect

disregard

dismiss

disdain

discount

disconformity

dereliction

delinquency

default

decline

declination

cut dead

contemn

cold-shoulder

carelessness

brush off

blink at

be negligent

be neglectful

be caught napping

bad policy

abandon

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Definition of neglect:

(v) : to disregard or pay little attention to something; to fail to care for, or attend to something

(n) : the act of neglecting or the state of being neglected; Habitual lack of care

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Definition of neglect:

(v) : to disregard or pay little attention to something; to fail to care for, or attend to something

(n) : the act of neglecting or the state of being neglected; Habitual lack of care

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