Dereliction of duty, abandon, be lax about, abandonment, carelessness, and culpa are all synonyms for neglect. Cherish, look after, and care for are these antonyms of neglect. And here are another 88 synonyms for neglect.
Neglect Synonyms
1. abandon
- Abandon
- Abandoned
- 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
- Wild
- Weedgrown
2. be lax about
- Be lax about
- Be remiss about
- Discount
- Disdain
- Disregard
- Disregarded
- Forgotten
- Ignore
- Ignored
- Leave undone
- Let slide
- Lose sight of
- Not attend to
- Overlook
- 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
- Out in the cold
3. deterioration
- Abandonment
- Deterioration
- Dilapidation
- Disrepair
- Disuse
- Shabbiness
- Desuetude
4. negligence
- Carelessness
- Culpa
- 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
- Delinquency