Neglect synonyms

Neglect synonyms such as dereliction of duty, abandon, be lax about, abandonment, carelessness, and culpa. Neglect is a verb, and its antonyms are cherish, look after, and care for. Additionally, here are 88 synonyms and rhyming words for neglect as well as words beginning with N and Ne.

88 synonyms for neglect

1. abandon

derelict
dilapidated
fail to care for
fail to look after
fail to provide for
forsake
forsaken
leave alone
mistreated
overgrown
ramshackle
rumpty
run down
tumbledown
uncared for
uncultivated
unmaintained
untended
unweeded
weedgrown

2. be lax about

be lax about
be remiss about
discount
disregard
disregarded
leave undone
let slide
lose sight of
not attend to
out in the cold
overlooked
pass by
pass over
passed over
pay little/no attention to
pay no attention to
pay no heed to
rebuff
scorn
set aside
shirk
skimp on
skip
slight
spurn
spurned
take no notice of
throw to the winds
turn a deaf ear to
turn one's back on
unappreciated
underestimated
undervalued
unnoticed
unrecognized
unsung

3. deterioration

desuetude
deterioration
dilapidation
disrepair
disuse
shabbiness

4. negligence

carelessness
culpa
delinquency
dereliction of duty
failure to take proper action
failure to take proper care
heedlessness
irresponsibility
lack of concern
laxity
laxness
neglectfulness
negligence
remissness
slackness
unconcern

Rhyming Words for Neglect

114 rhyming words for neglect, grouped by word length. 1 rhyme with 2 letters, 1 rhyme with 3 letters, 4 rhymes with 4 letters, 10 rhymes with 5 letters, 25 rhymes with 6 letters, 31 rhymes with 7 letters, 20 rhymes with 8 letters, 13 rhymes with 9 letters, 6 rhymes with 10 letters, 2 rhymes with 11 letters, and 1 rhyme with 12 letters for neglect.

2-Letter Neglect Rhymes

ct

3-Letter Neglect Rhymes

act

4-Letter Neglect Rhymes

fact
tact
pact
sect

5-Letter Neglect Rhymes

exact
erect
elect
enact
react
tract
edict
mulct
eject
evict

6-Letter Neglect Rhymes

strict
object
affect
aspect
direct
effect
impact
expect
detect
select
abject
depict
infect
bisect
defect
intact
inject
abduct
deduct
induct
deject
addict
indict
reject
insect

7-Letter Neglect Rhymes

correct
perfect
subject
extinct
defunct
respect
conduct
attract
compact
extract
adjunct
contact
connect
product
project
concoct
collect
protect
inspect
inexact
afflict
reflect
suspect
predict
verdict
dissect
infract
inflict
retract
dialect
convict

8-Letter Neglect Rhymes

distinct
abstract
redirect
prospect
district
contract
distract
restrict
instinct
conflict
obstruct
instruct
artefact
derelict
succinct
subtract
indirect
precinct
protract
deselect

9-Letter Neglect Rhymes

imperfect
intellect
construct
incorrect
recollect
intersect
architect
constrict
interject
disinfect
overreact
interdict
byproduct

10-Letter Neglect Rhymes

counteract
indistinct
disconnect
misconduct
disrespect
contradict

11-Letter Neglect Rhymes

circumspect
reconstruct

12-Letter Neglect Rhymes

interconnect