neglects
Fails to tend
Neglects is the third-person singular form of the verb neglect, meaning to fail to give proper care or attention to something or someone.
When a person neglects their responsibilities, they leave them undone or inadequately addressed.
She neglects her health by skipping meals and avoiding exercise.
The word carries connotations of carelessness or indifference rather than active harm—neglect is about what you fail to do rather than what you do wrong.
State of ruin
- shabbinessWorn, neglected condition
- decrepitudeWornness from age
- squalorDirty, degraded living conditions
- ruinComplete destruction or collapse
blight · dereliction · ramshackle · tumbledown · rundown · unkempt · overgrown · unmaintained
Miss or commanding view
- disregardWillful lack of attention
- dismissSend away or reject
- discountReduced price offered
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
skip · omit · tune out · brush off · blank · snub · slight · pass over
Not paying attention
- heedlessCareless of consequences
- remissNeglectful of duty
- laxInsufficiently firm or rigorous
- slipshodCareless and hasty
sloppy · unmindful · thoughtless · irresponsible · reckless · imprudent · derelict · casual
dilapidation
State of ruin
- shabbinessWorn, neglected condition
- decrepitudeWornness from age
- squalorDirty, degraded living conditions
ruin · blight · dereliction · ramshackle · tumbledown · rundown · unkempt · overgrown · unmaintained · shabby
overlook
Miss or commanding view
bypass · skip · omit · tune out · brush off · blank · snub · slight · pass over · cold shoulder
inattentive
Not paying attention
slipshod · sloppy · unmindful · thoughtless · irresponsible · reckless · imprudent · derelict · casual · nonchalant
decay
Gradual organic breakdown
worsen · crumble · erode · rot · wither · languish · fester · corrode · disintegrate · deteriorate
forsake
Abandon completely
relinquish · shirk · abdicate · renounce · jilt · maroon · orphan · leave · withdraw · cast off
neglectscares for
Attends to needs
tends · attends to · looks after · nurtures · watches over
- emotional neglectFailure to meet feeling-needs
- criminal neglectProsecutable failure of duty
- child neglectFailure to care for minors
- parental neglectFailing to care for dependents
- neglected childYouth without proper care
- medical neglectFailure to provide healthcare
neglect, neglected, neglectful, neglecting, neglectfulness, neglectfully