All neglect synonyms

verb neglect

• abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
• desert — A desert is a large area of land, usually in a hot region, where there is almost no water, rain, trees, or plants.
• ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
• overlook — to fail to notice, perceive, or consider: to overlook a misspelled word.
• pass over — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
• disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
• forget — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
• avoid — If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
• leave alone — separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone.
• discount — to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
• reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
• spurn — to reject with disdain; scorn.
• underestimate — to estimate at too low a value, rate, or the like.
• affront — If something affronts you, you feel insulted and hurt because of it.
• condemn — If you condemn something, you say that it is very bad and unacceptable.
• depreciate — If something such as a currency depreciates or if something depreciates it, it loses some of its original value.
• despise — If you despise something or someone, you dislike them and have a very low opinion of them.
• detest — If you detest someone or something, you dislike them very much.
• disdain — to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.
• dismiss — to direct (an assembly of persons) to disperse or go: I dismissed the class early.
• pretermit — to let pass without notice; disregard.
• rebuff — a blunt or abrupt rejection, as of a person making advances.
• scant — barely sufficient in amount or quantity; not abundant; almost inadequate: to do scant justice.
• scorn — open or unqualified contempt; disdain: His face and attitude showed the scorn he felt.
• slight — small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
• slur — to pass over lightly or without due mention or consideration (often followed by over): The report slurred over her contribution to the enterprise.
• brush aside — If you brush aside or brush away an idea, remark, or feeling, you refuse to consider it because you think it is not important or useful, even though it may be.
• brush off — If someone brushes you off when you speak to them, they refuse to talk to you or be nice to you.
• have nothing to do with — not associate with
• keep one's distance — the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
• laugh off — to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements.
• let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
• live with — to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
• make light of — of little weight; not heavy: a light load.
• pass by — go past
• pass up — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
• shrug off — to raise and contract (the shoulders), expressing indifference, disdain, etc.
• tune out — a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
• bypass — If you bypass someone or something that you would normally have to get involved with, you ignore them, often because you want to achieve something more quickly.
• discard — to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of: to discard an old hat.
• defer — If you defer an event or action, you arrange for it to happen at a later date, rather than immediately or at the previously planned time.
• elide — Omit (a sound or syllable) when speaking.
• evade — Escape or avoid, esp. by cleverness or trickery.
• miss — to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target.
• omit — to leave out; fail to include or mention: to omit a name from a list.
• overleap — to leap over or across: to overleap a fence.
• overpass — a road, pedestrian walkway, railroad, bridge, etc., crossing over some barrier, as another road or walkway.
• postpone — to put off to a later time; defer: He has postponed his departure until tomorrow.
• procrastinate — to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.