as in careless
failing to give proper care and attention
he's certainly not a neglectful father as he takes very good care of his children
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Recent Examples of neglectful
As the story goes, biased or uninformed teachers call a child protection hotline, and out-of-touch caseworkers deem the parents neglectful and remove their children.
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Emily Putnam-Hornstein and Naomi Schaefer Riley, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2025
In one, which aired in September, 1949, the Goldbergs get a new, neglectful landlord.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Reactive narcissism, however, tends to form as a response to neglectful, inconsistent or abusive childhood experiences.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
In interviews with Christopher, his parents, an aunt and his sister, each labeled different family members as abusive or neglectful, but all said that a lot of that fell on Christopher.
—John Leland, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
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Emily Putnam-Hornstein and Naomi Schaefer Riley, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2025
In one, which aired in September, 1949, the Goldbergs get a new, neglectful landlord.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Reactive narcissism, however, tends to form as a response to neglectful, inconsistent or abusive childhood experiences.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
In interviews with Christopher, his parents, an aunt and his sister, each labeled different family members as abusive or neglectful, but all said that a lot of that fell on Christopher.
—John Leland, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neglectful
Adjective
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Proof Carefully To Show Professionalism And Attention To Detail What gets my negative attention are résumés with careless errors—typos, missing words and inconsistent formatting.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Social media erupted in fear, and disgust, or simply threw shame his way for being careless.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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By the end of the summer, there will be another pool with a zero-entry layout, lazy river, and seven private cabanas.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
11 July 2025
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The cellphone chimed, a surprise on a hot, lazy Sunday evening when few emails announce themselves.—
Scott Craven,
AZCentral.com,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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The man was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter and negligent use of a deadly weapon, police said.—
Paloma Chavez
July 2,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2025
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An unlicensed Connecticut teenager has been arrested and charged with negligent homicide for a hit-and-run crash with a moped that killed a 25-year-old man, police announced Monday.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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Scenes are set in grimy derelict spaces or feature the ominous sound of agitated bat wings.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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Through the Meatpacking District and into the derelict Chelsea Piers.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
25 June 2025
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“Neglectful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neglectful. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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