neglect
- noun (n)
Meaning: disregard
Synonyms:
carelessness
coolness
delinquency
disdain
disregardance
disrespect
heedlessness
inadvertence
inattention
inconsideration
indifference
laxity
laxness
oversight
scorn
slight
thoughtlessness
unconcern
- noun (n)
Meaning: failure, default
Synonyms:
carelessness
chaos
delay
delinquency
dereliction
dilapidation
forgetfulness
lapse
laxity
laxness
limbo
neglectfulness
negligence
omission
oversight
pretermission
remissness
slackness
slovenliness
- verb (v)
Meaning: be indifferent, leave alone
Synonyms:
affront
brush aside
brush off
condemn
depreciate
despise
detest
discount
disdain
dismiss
disregard
have nothing to do with
ignore
keep at arm’s length
keep one’s distance
laugh off
let go
live with
make light of
not care for
overlook
pass by
pass over
pass up
pay no attention to
pay no mind
pretermit
rebuff
reject
scant
scorn
shrug off
slight
slur
spurn
tune out
underestimate
- verb (v)
Meaning: fail to do forget
Synonyms:
be careless
be derelict
be irresponsible
be negligent
be remiss
bypass
defer
discard
dismiss
disregard
elide
evade
gloss over
let pass
let slide
look the other way
lose sight of
miss
not trouble oneself
omit
overleap
overlook
overpass
pass over
postpone
procrastinate
shirk
skimp
skip
suspend
think little of
trifle
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