neglected

ne·glect·ed
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/nɪˈɡlɛktɪd/

adjective

Suffering from neglect; uncared-for.

Similar
ramshackleignoredunheededunnoticedunattendeduncared-for
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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of neglect
adjectiveneglected (comparative more neglected, superlative most neglected)

comparative more neglected · superlative most neglected

  1. Suffering from neglect; uncared-for.

    Under Shooter's leadership, suburban services from London Marylebone were rapidly improved and longer-distance travel to Birmingham Snow Hill was transformed on what had been a long-neglected second route from the capital to the West Midlands.

    2021 September 22, “National Rail Awards 2021: Adrian Shooter”, in RAIL, number 940, page 61

    Synonyms: ramshackle

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSuffering from neglect; uncared-for.

Similar
ramshackle

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivedisregarded

Similar
ignoredunheededunnoticed

adjectivelacking a caretaker

Similar
unattendeduncared-for
Also see
bedraggledderelictmouldyramshacklerun-downtatterdemalionunattendeduncared-forunconsideredunheededunnoticed

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian захвърлен, безпризорен
  • захвърлен (zahvărlen)suffering from neglect
  • безпризорен (bezprizoren)suffering from neglect
Czech zanedbaný, opomíjený
  • zanedbanýsuffering from neglect
  • opomíjenýsuffering from neglect
Dutch verwaarloosd
  • verwaarloosdsuffering from neglect
Esperanto neglektata
  • neglektatasuffering from neglect
Finnish laiminlyöty
  • laiminlyötysuffering from neglect
French négligé
  • négligésuffering from neglect
German vernachlässigt
  • vernachlässigtsuffering from neglect
Greek απεριποίητος
  • απεριποίητος (aperipoíitos)suffering from neglect
Hindi अवहेलित, उपेक्षित
  • अवहेलित (avhelit)suffering from neglect
  • उपेक्षित (upekṣit)suffering from neglect
Icelandic vanræktur
  • vanræktursuffering from neglect
Indonesian terabaikan
  • terabaikansuffering from neglect
Italian negletto, abbandonato
  • neglettosuffering from neglect
  • abbandonatosuffering from neglect
Latin neglectus, omissus
  • neglectussuffering from neglect
  • omissussuffering from neglect
Norwegian Bokmål forsømt
  • forsømtsuffering from neglect
Polish zaniedbany
  • zaniedbanysuffering from neglect
Russian забро́шенный, запу́щенный
  • забро́шенный (zabróšennyj)suffering from neglect
  • запу́щенный (zapúščennyj)suffering from neglect
  • беспризо́рный (besprizórnyj)suffering from neglect
Spanish descuidado, abandonado
  • descuidadosuffering from neglect
  • abandonadosuffering from neglect
Ukrainian зане́дбаний
  • зане́дбаний (zanédbanyj)suffering from neglect
Cite this entry
APA

neglected. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neglected

MLA

“neglected.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neglected. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neglected,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neglected.

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